I 


NATIONAL    S3RIES. 
THE 


ORTHOEPIST; 

CONTAININe   A  SELECTION    OF 

ALL  THOSE   WORDS    OF   THE   ENGLISH   LANGUAGE 
USUALLY  PRONOUNCED  IMPROPERLY; 


A  READING  EXERCISE  FOLLOWING  EACH  LETTER, 

INCLUDING   IN   IT 
ALL  THE   W0ED3   TO    BE    FOUND    IN    THE    PRECEDING   VOCABULAET, 

APPENDED    IS 

A   LIST    OF   WORDS 

EXHIBITING  THE  ORTHOGEATHY  OF  DR.  WEBSTER. 


BY  JAMES  H.  MARTIN. 


NEW  YORK : 
PUBLISHED  BY  A.  S.  BARNES  &  CO. 

NO.  51    JOHN-STEEET. 
CINCINNATI:  — H.  W.  DERBY  &  COMPi! 
1852. 


I'Ainr. 


Entered  accordiug  to  Act  ol"  Congress,  in  the  year  Eighteen  Hundred 
and  Fifty-one, 

By  a.  S.  BARNES  &  COMPANY, 

In  the  Clerk'a  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  Southern 
District  of  New  Yorlc. 


Stbreottpeb  bt 

RICHARD   C.  VALENTINE, 

Nsw  YonK. 

■printer. 
Comer  of  Jolm  and  Dutch  streets. 


PREFACE. 


This  work  contains  a  selection  of  eighteen 
hundred  and  forty  words  of  the  English  lan- 
guage, usually  pronounced  improj)erly  ;  includ- 
ing a  few  of  the  Latin  and  French  terms  most 
frequently  used.  A  definition  is  given  to  each 
word,  and,  to  assist  in  giving  the  pronunciation, 
most  of  the  words  have  been  respelled  for  that 
purpose.  A  reading  exercise  follows  each  letter, 
including  in  it  all  the  words  to  be  found  in  the 
preceding  vocabulary ;  which  must  effectually 
clinch  the  pronunciation.  The  latest  edition  of 
Webster's  Dictionary  is  adopted  as  the  standard 
of  pronunciation.  The  work  is  adapted  to  the 
higher  classes  in  schools,  and  to  adult  persons 
of  every  grade  and  profession ;  and  will  be  an 
immense  saving  of  time  and  labor  to  those  who 
are  desirous  of  conforming  to  a  correct  standard 
of  pronunciation. 


• 


eONTEKTS. 


A.  The  Excursion 14 

B.  The  Banquet  Hall  21 

C.  An  Overland  Jom-ney  to  California 29 

D.  The  Daguerrian  Gallery 37 

E.  The  French  President 42 

F.  The  Fete  Champetre  in  Paris 45 

Cr.     The  Man  in  the  Railroad  Car 49 

H.     The  Invalid 62 

I.     Raih-oad  to  the  Pacific 56 

I.  &K.    The  Artist 60 

I,.     Congress  64 

M.     The  British  Museum 72 

N.     The  Naive  Young  Man  78 

O.     Greenwood  Cemetery  82 

P.     The  Menagerie 95 

Q.     The  Emigrant  102 

K.     The  Restaurant 108 

S.     Books 122 

T.     The  Lunatic  Asylum 132 

U.     The  Louvre  in  Paris 137 

V.     The  Louvre,  continued  143 

VI.  X. 


Yachtmg  147 

Y.  z.  ;  ° 

1^ 


DIRECTIONS  AND  EXPLANATIONS. 


ABBREVIATION 
a.  stands  for  adjective. 


adv. 

it           u 

adverb. 

exclani. 

"    " 

exclamation. 

/ 

"     " 

feminine. 

m. 

"     " 

masculine. 

n. 

"     " 

noun. 

pi. 

"     " 

plural. 

pp. 

«         u 

participle  passive,  or  perfect 

ppr 

"       " 

participle  present. 

prep. 

U          <( 

preposition. 

pron. 

<i       « 

pronoun. 

V.  i. 

((       « 

verb  intransitive. 

v.t. 

"     " 

verb  transitive. 

pret. 

"     " 

preterit  tense. 

Fr. 

«     « 

French. 

It. 

"     " 

Italian. 

L. 

«    « 

Latin. 

Sp. 

R 

Spanish. 

E  MARKS. 

In  respelling  the  French,  en,  on,  &c.,  the  letters  ng  are  de- 
signed simply  to  mark  the  vowel  as  nasal,  and  are  not  to  be 
pronounced  themselves. 

Italian  A. — The  sound  of  a  in  far,  daunt,  &c.,  and  its  sound 
in  fast,  pant,  &c.,  being  radically  the  same,  is  represented  by 
the  same  character,  a.  Yet,  in  words  hke  fast,  clasp,  ask,  pass, 
waft,  path,  pant,  tfec,  the  sound  is  not  so  much  prolonged  as  in 
far ;  and  in  such  words  as  dance,  advantage,  it  is  shortened  still 
more. — De.  Webstee. 

The  accented  syllable  of  words  is  designated  by  this  mark  ( ' ), 


KEY  TO  THE  PRONUNCIATION. 


A,  E,  I,  0,  tJ, 
long  or  open, 

'■\- 

IS  ill 

(  mate,  mfte,  m«te 
^             mute,  dj/e. 

A,  Italian,  or  AU, 

" 

fur. 

A  broad,  AU  or 

4W, 

" 

I«ll. 

A, 

" 

what. 

E,  like  long  a. 

a 

prey. 

EW,  or  EU,  like  long  «, 

" 

luic,  {cud. 

i,  like  long  c, 

" 

marine. 

T,  like  short  jj. 

" 

bJrd. 

0, 

" 

move. 

0,  like  short  u, 

" 

dove. 

0, 

" 

wolf. 

or,  or  OY, 

u. 

oil,  hoy. 

OO, 

" 

moon. 

OQ, 

(t 

hook. 

OU,  or  OVV, 

" 

abojif,  toion. 

y, 

» 

huW. 

II,  like  yu, 

4' 

wnite. 

€,  hard,  or  CH, 

,  like  A-, 

" 

carry 

C  soft,  like  s. 

" 

certain. 

CH, 

" 

muc/j. 

CH,  like  sh. 

1( 

mac/tine. 

6,  soft,  like  .7, 

'( 

^em. 

G,  hard, 

(( 

g'ive. 

S,  like  z, 

U 

as,  waa. 

s, 

u 

Y/est. 

TH, 

(( 

this. 

TH, 

(( 

thin. 

THE 

ORTHOEPIST. 


A. 

AB'A-CUS,  71.     An  instrument  to  facilitate  exercises  in  arithmetic. 
A-BAFT',  adv.    Further  aft— toward  the  stern  of  a  ship. 
AB'JE€T,  a.    Sunk  to  a  low  condition — worthless,  mean. 
AB-RADE',  V.  t.    To  rub  or  weai-  off;  to  waste  by  friction. 
AB-RA'SION,  n.    The  act  of  wearing  ofiT;  substance  worn  off. 
AB-SOLVE',  (-zolv,)  v.  t.    To  acquit  or  set  free  from  an  engagement. 
AB'SO-LUTE-LY,  adv.    Completely,  without  limit. 
AB-STRtJSE',  a.    Hid,  concealed ;  remote  from  apprehension. 
A-CA'CIA,  (a-ka'sha,)  n.    A  genus  of  elegant  trees  and  shrubs. 
A-CEL'DA-MA,  n.    The  potter's  field,  south  of  Jerusalem. 
A-CERB'I-TY,  71.    Hai-shness,  bitterness,  or  severity. 
ACCES-SO-RY,  71.    One  guilty  of  crime,  but  not  as  principal. 
A€-€LI'!MATE,  v.  t.    To  habituate  to  a  foreign  climate. 
AC-CLI'MA-TED,  p.  p.    Habituated  to  a  foreign  cUmate. 
A€-€0.\1'PA-NI-MENT,  ti.    Something  that  attends  the  principal  thing. 
A€-€0UCHE'MENT,  (ak-koosh'mong,)  71.    Delivery  in  child-bed. 
AC-CoUCH-EUR',  (ak-koo-share',)  Fr.  n.    A  man  who  assists  in  child-birth. 
A-€OUS'TI€i?,  71.    The  science  of  sounds. 
A-€U'MEN,  71.    Penetration  of  mind,  quickness  of  perception. 
AD' AGE,  71.    A  proverb,  a  wise  observation. 
AD  €AP-TAN'DUM,  L.    To  captivate,  to  please. 
AD-DEN'DA,  L.  pi.    Things  to  be  added. 
AD-EPT',  71.    One  skilled  in  any  art. 
AD  FI'NEM,  I..    To  the  end. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.- PINE,  MARINE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  VVQLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN" 
GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  as  K ;  G  as  J ;  S  as  Z  ;  CH  as  SH  ;  Til  as  in  TIMS. 


10  THE  ORTHOEl^IST. 


AD  HOM'I-NEM,  L.    To  the  man— to  his  interests  or  passions. 
AD  IN-FI-NI'TUM,  L.    To  endless  extent. 
AD  IN'TER-IM,  L.    In  thie  mean  time— for  the  present. 
AD-JA'CENT,  a.    Bordering  upon — lying  near. 
AD'JUNCT,  n.    Something  added  to  another. 
AD-JOURN',  (ad-jurn',)  v.  t.    To  suspend  business  for  a  time. 
AD  LIB'I-TUM,  t,.    At  plcasm'e ;  without  restriction. 
AD'JII-RA-BLE,  a.    Worthy  of  admiration. 
AD'MI-RAL-TY,  n.    A  court  for  the  trial  of  maritime  causes. 
AD  REF-ER-EN'DUM,  L.    For  fui-ther  consideration. 
AD'lJ-LA-TOR,  71.    A  flatterer,  one  who  offers  praise  servilely. 
AD-VA-LO'REM,  L.    According  to  value. 
AD-VANCE',  (ad-viins',)  v.  t.    To  bring  forwai-d — to  promote. 
AD-VANT'A6E,  n.    Any  condition  favorable  to  success. 
AD-VAN-TA'gEOUS,  a.    Profitable— useful,  beneficial. 
AD'VERSE,  a.    Opposing— unfortunate — calamitous. 
AD-VERT',  V.  i.    To  tm-n  the  mind  to— to  regard. 
AD-VER-TISE',  v.  t.    To  give  notice— to  inform. 
AD-VER-TIS'ED,  (-tizd,)  p.  p.    Published,  notified,  warned. 
AD-VER'TISE-MENT,  n.    A  public  notice,  information. 
AD-VER-TIS'ER,  n.    One  who  advertises. 
AD-VER-TIS'ING,  p.  pr.    Publishing,  informing. 
A'ER-0-NAUT,  n.    One  who  sails  or  floats  hi  the  air. 
A-ER-0-NAUT'l€S,  n.    Aerial  navigation  in  balloons. 
AF-FLA'TUS,  n.    Inspiration — a  breath  of  wind. 
A  FOR-TI-O'RI,  (a  for-she-o'ri.)  L.    With  stronger  reasons. 
AFT,  a.  or  adv.    Toward  the  stern  of  a  ship. 
AF'TER, ;)rfp.    Behind— later  in  time;  as,  after  dinner. 
A-GAIN',  (a-gen',)  adv.    Something  further — once  more. 
A-GAIN'ST',  (a-genst',)  prep.    In  opposition;  bearing  upon. 
A-GAPE',  a.  or  adv.    Gaping,  as  with  wonder. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,-  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF.  BQpK.— 


THE   OKTIIOEFIST.  11 


A-6ES-I-LA'US,  n.    A  king  of  Sparta. 

AG'GRAND-IZE,  v.  t.    To  exalt— to  lionor. 

AG'GRAND-IZ-ED,  (-lzd,)p.;;.    Exalted,  made  greater. 

AG-GRAND'IZE-MENT,  w.    The  act  of  aggrandizing. 

A(;'GRAND-IZ-ING,  p.  pr.    Exalting— enlarging. 

A-GAST',  a.  or  adv.    Struck  with  amazement. 

A-H  A'.    An  exclamation  of  triumph,  contempt,  or  simple  surprise. 

AL'A-BAS-TER,  71.    A  variety  of  sulphate  of  lime,  or  gypsum. 

AL'BA-TROSS,  n.    An  aquatic  fowl. 

AL-€  AID',  (al-kade'.)    In  Spain,  the  governor  of  a  castle  or  fort. 

AL-€AL'DE,  (kal'de.)    In  Spain,  a  magistrate  or  judge. 

AL'gE-BRA,  71.    Universal  ai'ithmetic. 

AL'I-QUOT,  a.    A  number  that  wUl  raeasm-e  without  a  remainder. 

ALrLE'GRO,  It.    In  music,  a  word  denoting  a  brisk  movement. 

AL-LOP'A-THY,  7i.    The  ordinary  mode  of  medical  practice. 

AL'MA  IMA'TEE,  L.    A  college  where  one  is  educated. 

AL'TO  RE-Ll£'VO,  It.    In  sculpture,  is  the  projection  of  a  figure,  half  or 

01'  more,  without  being  entirely  detached. 
AL-TERN'ATE,  a.    Being  by  turns— reciprocal. 
AL'TERN-ATE,  v.  t.    To  perform  by  turns,  or  in  succession. 
AL-TERN'A-TIVE,  n.    A  choice  of  two  things. 
AL'VE-0-LAR,  a.    Containing  sockets  or  cells. 
A-MASS',  V.  t.    To  collect  in  a  heap— accumulate. 
AJI-A-TECR',  71.    One  who  has  a  taste  for  the  arts. 
AM'BUS-€ADE,  ?t.    A  lying  concealed,  to  attack  by  surprise. 
A-M£L'I0R-ATE,  (a-meal'yur-ate,)  v.  t.    To  improve. 
A-MENDE'  HON-OR-A-BLE,  Fr.    A  public  recantation  and  reparation, 
A-MEN'I-TY,  n.    Pleasantness,  agreeableness  of  situation. 
A-IMOUR',  n.  Fr.    An  unlawful  connection  in  love— a  love  intrigue. 
AN-€HO'VY,  71.    A  small  fish  from  the  Mediterranean. 
AN-DAN'TE,  It.    In  music,  a  word  denoting  a  movement  moderately  slow. 


TUNE,  ByLL,t]:NlTE.— AN"GER,  VI"CrOUS.-C  as  K;  6  as  J;  S  as  Z; 
CH  as  SIl ;  Til  as  in  THIS. 


12  TI{E   OUTIIOEI'IST. 


A-NEM'O-NE,  j(.     Wiiul-nower,  a  gmius  of  i>lant3. 

AN-I-MAD-VERT',  v.  i.    To  remark  upon  by  wa>  of  criticism  or  censure. 

AN-I-MAL'(TrLE,  n.    A  very  small  animal. 

ANT,  n.    An  emmet,  a  pismire,  a  genus  of  insects. 

AN'TE-PAST,  n.    A  foretaste,  something  taken  before  the  proper  time. 

AN'TE-PE-NULT',  n.    The  last  syllable  of  a  word  except  two. 

AN'THRA-CITE,  n.    A  hard  coal  that  burns  without  flame. 

AN'TI-PODES,  n.  A  term  applied  to  those  who  live  on  opposite  sides  ot 
the  globe. 

ANX-I'E-TY,  (ang-zi'e-ty.)     Concern,  solicitude. 

A-ORT'A,  n.    The  great  artery  from  the  left  ventricle  of  the  heart. 

A-PHEL'ION,  (a-fel'yun.)  That  point  of  a  planet's  orbit  most  distant  from 
the  Sun. 

AP-PEL'LA-TIVE,  n.  A  common  name  in  distinction  from  a  proper  name  ; 
as,  man,  tree. 

AP-PEL'LANT,  n.    One  who  appeals  to  a  higher  court. 

A  POS-TE-RI-0'RI,  L.  Arguments  a  posteriori,  are  drawn  from  elTects,  con- 
sequences, or  facis. 

A  PRI-O'RI,  L.  Reasoning  a  priori,  is  that  which  infers  effects  from  causes 
previously  known. 

AR'AB,  n.    A  native  of  Arabia. 

AR'A-BIC,  n.    The  language  of  the  Arabians. 

AR'A-BLE,  a.    Fit  for  tillage. 

AR-€11I-WE'DES,  n.    A  distinguished  Greek  philosopher. 

AR-RON'DISSE-MENT,  (-mUng,)  Fr.  A  subdivision  of  a  department  in 
France. 

ARCTIC,  a.    Northern ;  as,  the  Arctic  circle. 

AR-€HE-LA'US,  n.    A  king  of  Judea. 

ARE,  (iir.)     The  plural  of  the  substantive  verb. 

AR'6ENT-INE  RE-PUB'L1€.    The  States  of  Buenos  Ayres,  S,  A. 

AR'ID,  a.    Dry,  parched  with  heat. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  VVQLF,  BQQK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  13 


AR-I-ETTA,  It.    A  short  song— an  air. 

AR-ITH-METI-CAL,  a.    According  to  the  rules  of  arithmetic 

ARMCHAIR,  71.    A  chair  with  arms. 

ARJI'IS-TICE,  n,    A  temporary  suspension  of  hostilities  by  agreement. 

AS-A-FETI-DA,  n.    An  inspissated  sap  from  Persia. 

AS-CENT,  71.    Motion  upward — an  eminence— hill. 

ASK,  V.  i.    To  inquire,  or  seek  by  request. 

ASK'ING,  p,  pr.    Inten-ogating,  inquiring,  requesting. 

A-SLANT',  a.  or  adv.    On  one  side,  obliquely. 

ASP,  71.    A  small  poisonous  serpent. 

AS-PIR'ANT,  n.    One  who  aspires,  a  candidate. 

Ass,  71.    A  quadruped  of  the  genus  equus. 

ASTH'MA,  (ast'mii,)  n.    A  disease  of  respiration. 

AS'SIG-NAT.    Paper  currency,  issued  by  the  revolutionary  government  of 

France. 
ATH-E-N£'UM,  n.     A  building  for  a  library. 

AT-TA-CHE',  (at-ta-sha',)  Fr.  n.    One  attached  to  the  suit  of  an  embassador. 
AT-TORN'EY,  (at-turn'y,)  n.    A  lawyer. 
AU  FAir,  (o-fa ,)  Fr.    Master  of  it— equal  to  it. 
AUNT,  (iint,)  n.    The  sister  of  one's  father  or  mother. 
AU'TOP-SY,  71.    Personal  examination. 
AUX-IL'IA-RIES,  (aug-zil'ya-rez.)    Foreign  troops  in  the  service  of  nations 

at  war. 
AUX-IL'IA-RY,  (aug-zil'ya-re.)    A  helper— assistant. 
A-VANT'  COU'RIER,  (a-viing'  koo'reer.)    A  person  dispatched  before,  to 

give  notice  of  approach. 
AV'O-CAT,  (av'o-cii,)  Fr.    An  advocate. 
A-WRY',  a.  or  adv.    Turned  or  twisted  toward  one  side. 
AX,  71.    Improperly  written  axe.    An  instrument  for  chopping  wood. 
AY, 


J    Miih'e,) 


AYE  ' '""  "'^  '^^^'  ^^^"y®"*- 


rtJNE,  ByLL,XTNITE.— AN'GER,  VI'CIOUS.- €  as  K ;  G  as  J ;  $  as  Z; 

OH  as  SH  :  TH  as  in  THIS. 

2 


14  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


THE  EXCUKSION. 

DuRixG  a  pleasant  afternoon  in  June,  I  engaged  to 
go  on  an  excursion  with  a  very  learned  friend  of  mine, 
who  was  a  great  adept  in  the  arts,  and  possessed  no 
little  acumen  in  the  sciences.  He  seemed  absolutely  a 
complete  master  of  acoustics,  aeronautics,  the  alveolar 
theory  of  cavities,  the  Arabic  language,  and  all  the 
rules  relating  to  causes  in  the  court  of  admiralty.  In- 
deed, so  abstruse  was  he  at  times,  that  there  was  per- 
ceptible a  slight  degree  of  acerbity  in  his  countenance  if 
one  did  not  see  at  once  the  force  of  his  arguments  :  a 
peculiarity  in  him  which  seemed  to  confirm  the  adage, 
that  irritability  is  the  accompaniment  of  genius.  To  amass 
wealth  and  aggrandize  himself  was  utterly  repugnant  to 
his  character.  Yet  I  would  by  no  means  absolve  my 
friend  from  all  error :  he  had  neither  the  inventive 
genius  of  Archimedes,  nor  all  the  virtues  of  Agesi- 
laus,  king  of  Sparta ;  and  some  of  his  statements  were 
merely  ad  captandum,  so  that  he  was  fairly  entitled  ta 
the  appellative  by  which  he  was  usually  known. 

But  to  return  to  the  excm-sion  which  had  been  adver- 
tised. After  going  on  board,  and  passing  abaft  the  en- 
gine, our  friend  was  struck  by  the  abject  appearance  ot 
a  boy,  whose  shoes  gave  evidence  of  much  abrasion, 
while  the  boy  himself  was  completely  absorbed  in  ay 


THE   ORTIIOEI'IST.  15 

arithmetical  exercise  on  the  abacus.  Here,  again,  I 
had  an  opportunity  to  witness  the  admirable  traits  in 
my  friend's  character,  for  he  immediately  began  to  ad- 
vert to  the  aliquot  part  of  a  nimiber,  and  explained  the 
principle  involved  so  clearly,  that  the  boy,  as  we  left, 
stood  agape  with  astonishment. 

The  city  was  fast  receding  from  vicAV,  and  the  pano- 
ramic appearance  of  the  country,  with  the  adjacent  vil- 
lages ornamented  here  and  there  by  the  anemone  and 
beautiful  acacia,  induced  us  to  secure  a  more  advan- 
tageous position,  where  we  could  obtain  an  vmobstructed 
view.  Accordingly  we  made  an  ascent  to  the  upper 
deck,  where  my  friend  found  an  empty  arm-chair, 
which  he  secured,  and  began  to  animadvert  on  the 
style  of  the  buildings  in  view.  Being  myself  something 
of  an  amateur  in  architecture,  I  drew  his  attention  to 
the  manifest  irregularity  of  the  alternate  columns  of 
the  Atheneiim,  and  also  to  the  great  hight  of  the 
statue,  in  alto-relievo,  designed  to  increase  the  amenity 
of  the  prospect  from  a  distance. 

One  of  the  passengers  was  an  accessory  or  auxiliary 
of  a  notorious  burglar,  appearing  as  savage  as  an  Arab, 
and  was  viewed  aslant  with  much  curiosity.  There 
was  also  an  aeronaut  and  an  arctic  traveler,  who  had 
returned  home  after  visiting  the  Antipodes,  bringing 
with  them  a  beautiful  albatross,  as  white  as  alabaster, 
and  a  live  asp,  together  with  a  hieroglyphic  stone  from 
Palestine,  taken  from  the  Aceldama,  south  of  Jerusa- 


16  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


lem,  and  dated  during  the  reign  of  Archelaus,  king  of 
Judea. 

Oui-  travelers  were  surrounded  by  an  interesting 
group,  consisting  of  a  ci-devant  Spanish  alcaid,  and  his 
friend,  the  alcalde  of  a  neighboring  town,  who  had  de- 
cided many  an  appellant's  cause ;  and  also  a  distin- 
guished French  avocat,  formerly  an  obscure  attorney  in 
an  arrondissement  near  Paris.  He  had  won  his  way  to 
fame  chiefly  by  his  strong  opposition  to  the  circulation 
of  the  assignats  got  up  by  the  revolutionary  govern- 
ment. He  had  but  just  arrived  in  the  country,  Avith 
his  attache,  bound  on  a  mission  to  the  Argentine  Re- 
public, where  he  had  been  instructed  to  say  to  the 
authorities  that  it  Avould  be  to  their  advantage  to  insti- 
tute a  duty,  ad  valorem,  on  all  French  fabrics.  I  fur- 
ther noticed  among  the  company  a  celebrated  phy- 
sician and  accoucheur,  the  owner  of  many  a  broad 
acre  of  arable  soil,  and  a  strong  supporter  of  allopathy, 
who  was  aufait  of  all  matters  connected  Avith  his  pro- 
fession, having  at  one  time  displayed  much  skill  on  a 
gun-shot  Avound  in  the  region  of  the  aorta ;  and  in 
cases  of  autopsy  he  Avas  acknowledged  by  even  his 
enemies  to  be  unrivaled.  Taking  a  turn  with  my 
friend  round  the  boat,  fore  and  aft,  we  observed  that 
the  machinery  had  begun  to  abrade,  caused,  as  the 
engineer  infonned  us,  by  the  adverse  fortunes  of  the 
boat  the  past  year.  He  had  just  begun  to  alternate 
between  red  and  white  ash  anthracite  coal,  and  pre- 


THE  OUTIIOEPIST.  17 


feiTcd  the  latter  for  steam  purposes.  He  i-ailed  against 
the  owners,  cliarging  tlicm  vrith  aggi-andizing  them- 
selves, and  neglecting  to  procure  proper  advertisements 
necessary  for  the  boat.  The  gong  announced  the  din- 
ner hour,  and  from  the  odors,  we  had  a  slight  antepast 
of  what  was  to  come. 

I  passed  the  anchovy  sauce  to  some  one  who  was 
asking  for  it,  after  observing  something  like  ants,  or 
animalcules  in  the  mixture.  ]\Iy  friend  v/as  doing  xip 
matters  ad  libitum,  showing  some  anxiety  to  ameliorate 
his  condition  at  the  expense  of  the  boat.  Opposite  to 
us,  I  observed  a  young  man,  just  from  his  alma-mater, 
in  company  Avith  his  aunt.  I  now  heard  some  one  ask 
for  vocal  music,  and,  to  my  surprise,  my  comjDanion 
gave  them  a  little  arietta,  with  the  allegro  and  an- 
dante ;  capitally  done.  I  read  in  the  Advertiser  that 
an  armistice  had  been  agreed  upon,  after  the  de- 
tection of  the  ambviscade,  by  the  avant  courier  of  the 
general.  But  had  the  army  been  acclimated  to  that 
aiid  country,  and  been  re-enforced  by  auxiliaries  and 
other  adjuncts,  the  difficulty  to  acclimate  those  re- 
cently arrived  from  the  north  would  have  been  less.  It 
was  an  enigma  to  me,  why  any  one  should  advertise  in 
a  paper  with  hardly  a  hundred  subscribers ;  when 
the  editor  of  tliis  advertising  sheet,  instead  of  being 
aggrandized  by  its  proceeds,  would  soon  be  forced  to 
the  alternative  of  working  or  starving.  The  speaker  at 
a  political  meeting,  wliich  v.-as  now  in  full  blast  in  the 


18  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


cabin,  was  a  great  adulator  of  the  administration,  and 
an  aspirant  for  office.  He  was  also  afflicted  vvitli  the 
asthma,  and  accented  most  of  his  words  on  the  antepe- 
nult. While  chargmg  the  opposition  with  seeking  to 
advance  their  own  aggrandisement,  his  admirers  sup- 
posed him  to  be  endowed  with  a  superior  afflatus ; 
while  others,  with  faces  awry,  stood  agast,  denouncing 
him  as  a  great  demagogue,  exclaiming,  "  Aha !  after 
election,  you  Avill  see  who  will  be  governor."  A 
motion  to  adjourn  was  now  made,  and  a  majority 
voted  "  aye." 


\ 

THE  ORXnOEPIST.  19 


B. 

BAN'QUET,  (bank'wet,)  n.    A  feasl^a  rich  entertainment. 

BA€-€A-LAU'RE-ATE,  n.    The  degi-ee  of  bachelor  of  arts. 

BAD'IN-AGE,  (bad'in-iizh.)  n.  Fr.    Liglit  or  plnyful  discourse. 

BAS'I-LAR,  (baz'i-lar,)  a.    Relating  to  the  base. 

BA-SALT,  (ba-zoll',)  71.    A  rock  of  igneous  origin. 

BAS-BLEU,  (bii-blew,)  71.  Fr.    A  literary  lady— a  blue-stocking. 

BASK,  V.  i.    To  be  exposed  to  genial  heat,  or  benign  influences. 

BASK'ET,  n.    A  domestic  vessel,  made  of  various  materials. 

BASS-RE-L1EF',  71.    Low  relief— a  figure  but  a  little  protuberant. 

BAS'TILE,  (bas'teel,)  71.  Fr.    An  old  castle  in  Paris. 

BATH,  71.    A  place  for  bathing — immersion  in  a  bath. 

BA'TOX  rouge,  (ba'ton  roozh.)    A  town  on  the  Mississippi. 

BAT'oU,  (by'oo,)  n.    An  outlet  of  a  river  or  lake. 

BEA'CON,  (be'kn,)  n.    A  signal— a  light-house. 

BEARD,  (beerd,)  n.    The  hair  that  gi-ows  on  the  chin  and  lips. 

BIi-A-TU'"'I€,  o.    Used  only  of  heavenly  fruition  after  death. 

BEAU  I-D£'AL,  7!.    A  conception  of  cousmnmate  beauty  formed  in  tha 

mind. 
BEAU  MONDE',  n.  Fr.    The  fashionable  world. 

BED'OU-iN,  (bed'oo-een,)  n.    The  name  of  those  Arabs  who  live  in  tents. 
BE-EL'ZE-BUB,  n.    A  prince  of  devils. 
BEL'  ES-PRiT',  (bel'  es-pree',)  n.    A  wit — a  fine  genius, 
BEAUX'  ES-PRlTS',  (boz'  cs-pree'.)    Plural  of  bel  esprit. 
BEN-E-F1"CI  A-R  Y,  (ben-e-fish'a-re,)  n.    One  who  receives  any  thing  as  a  gift, 

or  is  maintained  by  charity. 
BE-NEATH',  prep.    Under,  lower  in  place. 
BES'TIAL,  (best'yal,)  a.    Having  the  qualities  of  a  beast. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.- PLVE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  IJNITE,  AN' 
GER,  vrciOUS.— €  as  K ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z ;  CH  as  sn  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


20  THE  ORTIIOEPIST, 


BEVy,  iu    A  flock  of  quails — a  company  of  females. 

BI-JOU'TRY,  (be-zhoo'tri-,)  n.  Fr.    Jewelry. 

BIL'LET-DoUX,  (bil'le-doo,)  Fr.    A  love  note,  or  letter. 

BI-SE€T',  V.  t.    To  cut  or  divide  into  two  pai-ts. 

BIVOUAC,  (biv'wak,)  v,  t.  Fr.    To  encamp  during  the  night  without  tents 

or  covering. 
BLANCH,  V.  t.    To  v/hiten — to  take  out  the  color. 
BLANOMANeE',  (blo-monje',)  n.    A  French  dish  for  the  table. 
BO'NA-FI'DE,  L.    With  good  faith. 
BLAST,  n.    A  sudden  gust  of  v/ind, 
BLAS'PHE-MOUS,  a.    Impiously  irreverent  toward  God. 
COMB,  (bum,)  n.    An  iron  shell  filled  with  explosive  materials. 
BOM-BARD',  (bum-bard',)  v.  t.    To  attack  with  bombs. 
BOrd'BAST,  (bum'basl,)  n.    An  inflated  style. 
BON'MOT',  (bong'mo',)  n.  FV.    A  jest,  a  witty  repai-tee. 
BON-Vi-VANT',  (bong-ve-vang'.)    A  good  feUow. 
BOOTH,  n.    A  shed  of  boards  or  boughs. 
BOUR-DEAUX',  (booi^do'.)    A  city  in  the  southwest  of  France. 
BOU'DOIR,  (bood'wor,)  n.  Fr.    A  small  private  room  for  curiosities,  &c. 
BOU'LE-VARD,  (boo'le-var,)  n.  Fr.    Public  walks  of  Paris. 
BOWL,  V.  i.    To  play  with  bowls,  or  at  bowling. 
BOWL'DER,  n.    A  stone  of  a  roundish  form,  and  no  determinate  size. 
BOWL'ING-AL'LEY,  n.    A  place  for  playing  bowls. 
BRAG-A-DO'CIO,  (brag-a-do'sh5,)  n.    A  boasting  fellow, 
BRANCH,  n.    A  division — a  limb. 
BRASS,  n.    An  aUoy  of  copper  and  zinc. 
BRA'VO,  interj.    Well  done. 
BRIG' AND,  n.    A  robber,  a  highwayman. 

BRONfiH-I'TIS,  (bronk-i'tis,)  n.    Inflammation  of  the  bronchial  membrane. 
BU-E'NA  ViS'TA,  (boo-e'na  vis'ta,)  n.    Mexican. 
BULLION,  (bul'yun,)  n.    Uncoined  gold  or  silver  in  the  mass. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— M£TE,  PREY.— PINE,  JIARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BOOK. 


THE  ORTilOEPIST,  21 


BUOY,  (booy,)  n.    A  floating  mai'k. 
BUOY'ANT,  a.    Floating— light— that  will  not  sink. 

nU-REAU'GUA-CY,  (bu-ro'kra-se,)  w.    A  system  in  which  the  business  of 
government  is  carried  on  in  departments. 


THE  BANQUET  HALL. 

The  most  notable  persons  assembled  at  the  banquet 
hall,  were  those  from  Baton  Rouge,  Buena  Vista,  Bayou 
Sara,  Bourdeaux,  a  Bedouin  Arab  with  a  long  beard, 
and  a  person  wlio  had  been  a  prisoner  at  the  Bastile. 
There  was  also  a  young  man  who  had  received  his  bac- 
calaureate, havmg  a  little  badinage  with  the  basbleu, 
who  produced  a  piece  of  basalt  from  her  basket,  found 
in  her  boudoir,  at  the  base  of  a  figure  in  bass-relief. 

Paintings  hung  in  profusion  from  the  walls  of  the 
saloon.  My  beau  ideal  of  a  subject,  would  have  been 
an  ansrel  in  a  beatific  Adsion,  with  the  bestial  Beelzebub 
in  the  back-groimd,  troubled  Avith  the  bronchitis,  and 
lamenting  his  blasphemous  course. 

I  saw  a  small  number,  however,  a  brief  enumeration 
of  which  may  not  be  amiss.  A  bel-esprit,  covered  with 
bijoutry,  sitting  beneath  a  tall  tree,  and  handing  a  bil- 
let-doux to  a  bevy  of  ladies,  who  had  come  to  take  a 

TCNE,  BULL,  tJNITE.— AN"GER,  V1"CI0US.— €  as  K ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z ; 
CH  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


22  THE  0RTH0EPI3T. 

salt-water  batli  near  the  buoy,  which  served  as  a  bea- 
con to  the  sailors.  The  next  represented  a  brigand, 
whose  cheek  had  often  met  the  rude  blast :  he  was  sit- 
ting on  a  bowlder,  viewing  an  army  bivouac  in  the  dis- 
tance. 

Passing  on,  Ave  saw  what  appeared  to  be  a  braga- 
docio,  of  much  brass  and  bombast,  addressing  a  crowd 
under  a  booth  on  the  Boulevards  ;  while  near  by,  a 
party  Avas  beginning  to  bowl  on  a  bowling-alley.  Fur- 
ther on,  in  a  large  frame,  Avas  the  portrait  of  a  member 
of  the  bureaucracy,  who  had  charge  of  the  bullion. 
Time  had  begun  to  blanch  the  face  of  one  who  was 
wont  to  bask  in  the  sunshine  of  royal  favor. 

The  guests  had  begim  to  bisect  the  blanc-mange, 
while  the  buoyant  feelings  of  tlie  beneficiary  of  the 
duke,  led  him  to  branch  forth  to  the  beau  monde  in  a 
profusion  of  bon-mots,  and  eliciting  thereby  the  bravos 
of  the  company.  Retiring  from  the  saloon,  we  saw  in 
the  yard  of  the  arsenal  some  of  the  bombs  which  Avere 
afterward  used  by  Oudinot  to  bombard  the  Eternal 
City. 


THE  ORTIIOEriST.  23 


C. 

€A€H-1N-NA'TI0N,  (kak-in-na'shun,)  n.    Loud  laughter. 

CA'Dl,  (ka'de,)  71.    A  Turkish  judge  or  magistrate. 

CAF'E,  (kaf'fa,)  n.    A  coffee-house. 

Calf,  (kaff,)  n.    The  young  of  a  cow ;  ui  contempt,  a  stupid  person. 

GA-LOR'IC,  n.    The  principle  or  matter  of  heat. 

CA-LIG'RA-PHY,  n.     Fair  or  elegant  writing. 

€AM'E-0,  n.    A  precious  stone  carved  iu  relief. 

CAM'E-RA  OB-Seu'RA,  «.    An  optical  instrument. 

CAM'PHENE,  n.    Oa  of  turpentine. 

CAPTAIN,  (cap'lLn,)  n.  The  chief  officer  of  a  company,  ship,  or  military- 
band. 

CAR'A-BI-NEER',  7!.    A  man  who  carries  a  carabine. 

CAR'A-VAN,  71.    A  company  of  travelers— a  show  of  wild  animals. 

CAR'Nl-VAL,  7!.  A  festival  in  Catholic  countries  during  the  week  before 
Lent. 

CAR-0-LIN'I-AN,  n.    An  inhabitant  of  Carolina. 

CAS-CaDE',  71.    A  steep  fall  of  water  over  a  precipice. 

CA-Si'NO,  n.  ft.    In  Europe,  a  club-house. 

CASK,  7i.    A  general  term  for  a  pipe,  barrel,  &c. 

CASK'ET,  71.    A  small  box  for  jewels,  &c. 

€AS-SI-0-PE'IA.  (-pe'ya,)  n.    A  constellation  in  the  northern  hemisphere. 

CAST,  V.  t.    To  throw,  fling,  or  send. 

CAST'ING  VOTE,  n.  The  vote  of  the  presiding  officer,  when  the  affirma- 
tive and  negative  are  equally  divided. 

CAV'AL-CaDE,  n.    A  procession  of  persons  on  horseback. 

CEM'ENT,  (sem'ent,)  n.    Mortar— glue— solder. 

CAoUT'CHOUC,  (koo'chook,)  n.    India-rubber. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WH^iT.— METE,  PREY.- PINE,  MARINE,  BiRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BOOK.— TONE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN' 
GER,  VI"CIOUS.-C  as  K ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z ;  CH  as  SH  ;  TH  as  iu  THIS. 


24  THE  0:i!HOEriST. 


CEU'E-BRUJI,  n.    The  front  and  lai'!,'er  pra-t  of  tliu  bruin. 

CER'E-BRAL,  c.    Pertaining  to  the  cerebrum. 

CHAFF,  n.    Husks— refuse— worthless  matter. 

€H  A-LYB'E-ATE,  a.    Impregnated  with  particles  of  iron. 

CHAMP  CE  TilARS,  (shiing  do  milrz,)  Fr.  An  open  spsco  in  Paris  for  re- 
views. 

CHANCE,  n.    An  event  that  takes  place  without  being  contiived. 

CM  AN'CEL-LOR,  n.    A  judge  of  the  court  of  chancery. 

CHAN'CE-RY,  n.    A  coui-t  of  equity. 

CHANT,  n.    A  song— melody. 

CHAP-AR-RAL',  71.  Sp.    A  thicket  of  low  evergreen  oaks. 

OHAR'GE  D'AF-F AIRES',  (shur'zha  daf-fair'.)  A  substitute  for  an  em- 
fa  a^ador. 

CIIARL'A-TAN,  (shiirl'a-tan.)    A  quack— an  empiric. 

CHAR-I-VA-Ri',  (shar-e-va-ree'.)    A  mock  serenade  of  discordant  music. 

CHAS-TISE',  V.  t.    To  correct  by  punishing. 

CHAS'TISE-JIENT,  (chas'tiz-ment,)  n.    Correction— punishment. 

CHAT-EAU',  (shat-to',)  n.  Fr.    A  castle— a  seat  in  the  country. 

CHAT'TEL,  (chat'l,)  11.    Any  article  of  movable  or  immovable  goods. 

CliEF  D'OSUV'RE,  (shef  doov'r,)  n.  Fr.  A  master-piece  or  performance  in 
the  ai'ts. 

CHE-MiSE',  (she-ni5z',)  n.  Fr.    A  shift  or  under  garment  worn  by  females. 

C'C-E-Ro'NE,  (sis-e-ro'ne,)  n.    A  guide— an  attendant. 

Cl-DE-VANT',  (se-de-viing',)  Fr.  Formerly  used  to  designate  persons  who 
have  been  in  office,  and  retired. 

CIT'I-ZEN,  (sit'e-zn,)  n.    A  permanent  resident  in  a  city  or  country. 

CLASP,  n.    A  hook  for  fastening — a  throwing  of  the  arms  ai'ound. 

€LASS,  71.    Au  order  or  rank  of  persons— a  division. 

CO-AD'JU-TANT,  a.    Mutually  assisting  or  operating. 

■eO-AD-JC'TOR,  7!.    One  who  aids  another ;  an  assistant. 

€o'€6A,  (ko'ko,)  71.    A  simple  prepai-ation  of  the  kernels  of  the  cacao. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— M£TE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARJNE,  BiRD.- 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BQQK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


-€0CH'1-N£AL,  (koch'e-nele,)  ?i.  Au  insect  from  Mexico,  used  for  dyeing 
red  colors. 

Co'DI-FV,  (ko'de-fi.)  v.  t.    To  reduce  to  a  code  or  digest,  as  laws. 

CoGJJ'IAe,  (koue'yak,)  ?;.  The  best  kind  of  brandy,  so  named  from  a 
town  in  France. 

COG'NI-ZA-BLE,  (kog'ne-za-ble,)  a.  That  falls  or  may  fall  under  judicial 
notice. 

COG  NI-ZANCE,  (kog'ne-zans,)  71.    Judicial  notice — perception,  observation. 

COG'NI-ZANT,  (kog'ne-zant,)  a.    Having  knowledge  of. 

€OL-I-S£'UM,  71.    Tho  amphitheater  of  Vespasian  at  Rome. 

€OLrLAB'0-RA-TOR,  71.  An  associate  in  labor,  especially  literaiy  or  scien 
tific. 

COL-LATE',  V.  t.    To  lay  together  and  compare— to  examine. 

COLL'IER,  (kol'yer.)    A  digger  of  coal — a  coal  merchant  or  vessel. 

COLLTER-Y,  (kol'yer-y,)  n.    The  place  where  coal  is  dug. 

COL'PORT-EUR,  n.    A  distributor  of  religious  tracts  and  books. 

COL'UMX,  (kol'lum,)  n.    A  pillai- — an  upright  shaft. 

COM'BAT-ANT,  J^.    A  person  who  combats— a  champion. 

COM'B AT-ED,  pp.    Opposed— resisted,  contended. 

COM'B  AT-ING,  ppr.    Striving  to  resist— fighting. 

COM-MaND',  v.  t.    To  order — to  direct— to  chai'ge. 

CoME'LY,  (kum'ly,)  a.    Becoming— graceful— handsome. 

COMME  IL  FAUT,  (kom  U  fo,)  Fr.    As  it  should  be. 

COM'aiENT,  V.  t.    To  make  remarks,  or  ci-iticisras. 

€OM'MENT-ING,  ppr.    Criticising— remai-king. 

COJI'MU-NISM,  n.  An  association  of  persons  in  which  there  ai'e  no  sepa- 
rate rights  in  property. 

€OM'MU-NIST,  71.    An  advocate  of  communism. 

€OM'PA-RA-BLE,  a.    Worthy  of  comparison. 

€OM'PA-RA-BLY,  adv.    In  a  manner  worthy  to  be  compai'ed. 

COM-PEER',  71.    An  equal — a  companion,  an  associate. 

TUNE,  BULL, TINITE  — AN"GER,  VI"CTOUS.— G  as  K;  G  as  J;  S  as  Z; 
en  as  SH  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


26  THE  ORTIIOEI'IST. 


eOM'PLAI-SANCE,  (kom'pla-zans,)  n.    A  pleasing  deportment;  civility, 

condescension. 
€OM'PLAI-SANT,  (kom'pla-zant,)  a.    Obliging— courteous. 
€OM'PLAI-SANT-LY,  (kom'pla-zant-ly,)  adv.    With  civility— com-teously. 
eOM'PEO-MIT,  V.  t.    To  put  to  hazard  by  some  previous  act,  which  cannot 

be  recalled. 
€0N  A-BIO'RE,  It.    With  love  or  pleasure. 
•eoN'CI-0  AD  CLE'RUM,  (kon'she-o  ad  kle'rum,)  L.    A  sermon  to  the 

clergy. 
•eON'DUIT,  (kon'dit,)  n.    A  sower,  drain,  or  canal. 
€ON'JU-GAL,  a.    Matrimonial— connubial ;  as,  conjugal  ties. 
€ON'NOIS-SEUR',  (kon'nis-sur',)  Fi:    A  person  well  versed  in  any  subject. 
€ON'QUEST,  (konk'west.)  n.    The  act  of  conquering  or  vanquishing. 
CON'SCIENCE,  (kon'shens.)    Internal  judgment  of  right  and  wrong— the 

moral  sense. 
€ON-SCI-EN'TIOUS,  (kon-she-en'shus,)  a.    Influenced  by  conscience. 
■GON-SER-VA'TOR,  n.    A  preserver  from  injury  or  violation. 
€ON'STR0E,  V.  t.    To  interpret— to  translate. 
€ON'STRtJ-ING,  pjir.    Expounding— translating. 
CON'STRtJ-ED,  (kon'strud,)  pp.    Interpreted— translated. 
€ON-TOUR',  (kon-toor',)  n.    The  outline  of  a  figme. 
€ON'TRE-TEJIPS',  (con'tr-tung'.)    An  accident  which  throws  every  thing 

into  confusion. 
€ON-TRIB'liTE,  v.  t.    To  give— to  pay  a  share. 
eON'TU-ME-LY,  n.    Contemptuousness— insolence. 
GON'VER-SANT,  a.    Acquainted— familiar  with. 

€ON'VER-SAZ-I-0'NE,  (kon'ver-sat-ze-o'na,)  n.  It.    A  meeting  for  con- 
versation. 
€ON-VIV'I-AL,  a.    Social— jovial— festal. 
€0-QUET'RY,  (ko-ket'ry,)  n.    Attempts  to  attract  admiration— trifling  in 

Icvo. 


FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARiNE,  BffiD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BOQK. 


Tin:  oiiTiiOEi'ifjT.  27 


COQUET'TiNi^,  (ko-kct'iug,)  ppr.    Gaining   admirers,  and  tiien  rejucliiig 
thorn. 

COR  AL,  7!.    The  solid  seciutioa  of  zoophytes,  chiefly  carbonate  of  liin;,'. 

€0R  OL-LA-RY,  n.    An  inference  from  a  preceding  proposition. 

€ORPS,  (.kCre,  pi.  kurz,)  n.    A  body  of  troops— cny  division  of  an  army. 

€0RPS  DIP-LO-IMA-TIQUE ,  (\w:e  dip-lo-ma-teeicS)  Fr.    The  body  of  min- 
isters, or  diplomatic  characters. 

€0R'PU3-CLE,  (kor'pu3-sl,)  71.    Very  small  particles  or  atoms. 

€OR'TEgE,  (kor  tazh,)  n.  Fr.    A  train  of  attendants. 

€OS-TUiIE',  n.    An  established  mode  of  dress. 

€0-TE-RIE',  (ko-te-re',)  n.  Fr.    A  circle  of  familiar  friends. 

CoU'LEUR  DE  ROSE,  (koo'liiur  de  roze,)  Fr.    Under  an  aspect  of  beauty 
and  attractiveness. 

€oUP  DE  GRACE',  i,koo  de  grits'.)    A  stroke  of  mercy  to  one  on  the  rack- 
by  death. 

COUP  DE  MAIN',  (koo  de  miing'.)    An  imexpected  attack  or  enterprise. 

COUP  D'CEIL',  (koo  dale',)  Fr.    Slight  view,  glance  of  the  eye. 

COUP  D'E-TAT',  (koo  da-tii',)  Fr.    A  sudden  decisive  blow  in  politics. 

COUP'LET,  (Icup'let,)  n.  Fr.    Two  verses— a  pair  of  rhymes. 

CoU-PON',  (koo-pong',)  n.  Fr.    An  interest  certificate  prmted  at  the  bottom 
of  transferable  bonds. 

€OU'RI-ER,  (koo're-er,)  n.    A  messenger  sent  express  for  conveying  letters 
or  dispatches. 

€OURT'E-SY,  (kurt'e-sy.)  n.    Elegance  of  manners— politeness. 

€uURT'E-OUS,  (km-t'e-us,)  a.    Civil,  polite,  obliging. 

COURTE'SY,  (kurt'sy,)  n.    The  act  of  civility  performed  by  women. 

COURTE'SY,  (kurt'sy,)  v.  i.    To  perform  an  act  of  civUity  as  a  woman. 
COURTIER,  (kort'jiu-,)  n.    A  man  who  frequents  the  courts  of  princes. 

COV'ENT  GAR-DEN,  (kuv'ent  gar-den,)  n.    The  name  of  a  theater  in  Lon- 
don. 

COVER-LET,  Gtuv'er-let,)  n.    The  cover  of  a  bed. 

TONE,  BULL, TJNITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.— C  as  K;  6  as  J;  S  as  Z; 
cil  ai  SH  ;  TH  as  iu  THIS. 


28  THE   OKTHOEPIST. 


COVERT,  (kuv'ert,)  a.    Covered,  hid,  disguised. 

€OV'ERT-LY,  (kuv'ert-ly),  ado.    Secretly— in  private. 

€0V'ET-OUS,  (kuv'et-us,)  a.    Eager  to  obtain — avaricious. 

eOV'EY,  (kuv'yO  "•    A  brood  of  birds — a  company — a  set. 

€RAFT'y,  a.    Artful,  cunning,  skillful. 

€RAUNCH,  (kriinch,)  v.  t.    To  crush  with  the  teeth. 

€R£AT'URE,  (kret'yur,)  n.    That  which  is  created — an  animal. 

CRES-CEN'DO,  It.    In  music,  denotes  with  an  increasing  volume  of  voice. 

€RE-VASSE',  n.  Fr.    A  deep  crevice^-a  breach. 

CRI-TKQUE',  (ki-e-teek',)  n.  Fr.  A  critical  examination  of  the  merits  of  a 
performance. 

€RUISE,  (kruze,)  v.  i.    To  saU  back  and  forth. 

€u'€UM-BER,  (kii'kum-ber,)  n.    A  well-known  vegetable. 

CUI  BO'NO,  (kl  bo'no,)  L.    For  whose  benefit. 

CUi'RASS,  (.kwe'rass.)     A  breast-plate. 

€Ui-RAS-SlER',  G^we-ras-seer',)  n.    A  soldier  armed  with  a  cuijass. 

€Ui-SlNE',  (kwe-zeen',)  n.  Fr.    The  cooking  department. 

€ULT'IJRE,  (kult'yur,)  71.  The  act  of  tilling  the  earth,  or  improving  the 
mind. 

€UR-TAIL',  V.  t.    To  shorten — to  abridge — to  cut  down. 

CYCLA-DES,  (sik'la-deze,)  71.    A  number  of  islands  in  the  Grecian  Sea. 

CYN'0-SURE,  (sin'o-shure,  or  sT'no-shure.)  A  name  given  to  the  constel- 
lation of  the  Lesser  Bear — any  thing  to  which  the  attention  is  strongly 
turned. 

CYTH-E-RE'AN,  a.    Pertaining  to  the  goddess  Venus. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARiNE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  IJNITE.— AN" 
GER,  Vr'CIOUS.— €  as  K ;  6  as  J  ;  S  as  Z  ;  CH  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  29 


AN  OVERLAND  JOURNEY  TO  CALIFORNIA. 

During  the  year  1849,  a  citizen  of  New  York  joined 
(con  amore)  an  overland  company,  bovmd  for  CalifoiTiia. 
On  bis  return,  a  short  time  since,  he  gave  a  brief  ac- 
count of  the  journey. 

After  a  long  ci-uise  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  we  cast 
anchor  in  the  harbor  of  Galveston,  in  Texas.  The 
captain  in  command,  having  the  castmg  vote,  decided 
that  we  should  pitch  our  tents  near  the  chateau  of  an 
old  Carolinian,  who,  cognizant  of  our  arrival,  greeted 
us  with  great  complaisance  and  courtesy.  We  pur- 
chased a  few  coverlets  and  blankets  colored  by  cochi- 
neal, and  a  lot  of  caoutchouc  or  India-rubber  cement 
for  various  purposes,  also  camphene  to  give  us  caloric 
to  boil  our  cocoa,  and  a  small  cask  of  cogniac  for 
medicinal  purposes ;  and  other  goods  and  chattels  which 
might  contiibute  to  our  comfort. 

Before  proceeding  further,  we  will  introduce  the 
reader  to  one  or  two  of  the  prominent  members  of  our 
company.  We  will  begin  with  the  ci-devant  chancellor 
of  one  of  the  eastern  states,  a  lawyer  of  the  first  class, 
whose  last  business,  as  a  conservator  of  legal  science, 
was,  when  acting  in  a  committee  with  his  compeers, 
appomted  by  the  legislatvu-e  to  construe,  comment,  col- 
late, and  codify  the  rules  in  chancery.  He  was  un- 
3-* 


30  THE  ORTIIOEPIST. 


fortunate  enough  to  compromit  himself  in  politics,  so 
that  he  failed  of  an  election  to  an  office  for  Avhich  he 
aspired,  and  rather  than  begin  again  the  practice  of 
the  law,  he  had  accepted  an  appointment  from  General 
Taylor  to  an  office  in  California. 

The  cynosure  of  all  eyes  was  a  Frenchman,  courte- 
ous, complaisant,  and  conscientious,  with  an  imposing 
costume  and  contour,  having  the  affiibility  of  a  court- 
ier, with  the  judgment  of  a  connoisseur,  viewing  mat- 
ters generally  couleur  de  rose ;  and  Avhile  a  member 
of  the  corps  diplomatique  in  Rome,  he  left,  after  the 
carnival,  for  a  summer  excursion  among  the  Cyclades 
in  the  Grecian  sea.  Returning  to  Paris,  he  found  the 
value  of  coupons  reduced  so  low  as  to  embarrass  his 
pecuniary  affiiirs.  He  was  then  appointed  to  the  com- 
mand of  a  regiment  of  carabineers,  and  afterward  to 
a  regiment  of  curassiers ;  but  finally  doffed  the  cuirass 
on  hearing  the  gold  reports  of  California. 

There  was,  also,  one  person  not  troubled  witli  a  con- 
science, a  mere  charlatan,  who  had  figured,  with  his 
coadjutors,  in  the  vicinity  of  the  coliseum  in  a  certain 
city. 

This  person,  after  committing  a  crime,  of  which  the 
law  takes  cognizance,  or  is  cognizable  by  the  law,  had 
succeeded  in  smuggling  himself  into  the  company,  by 
reason  of  his  being  conversant  with  the  route  to  be  taken. 

The  company,  which  was  comparable  to  a  caravan 
01    cavalcade,  or  whatever  term  the   reader  chooses, 


THE  OiiTIIOEPIST.  31 


now  took  up  its  line  of  march,  and  following  the 
directions  of  om*  cicerone,  we  made  great  progress 
during  the  first  ten  days.  The  cortege  Avas  imposing 
in  appearance :  a  mounted  corps  took  the  lead,  and  the 
crescendo  of  their  cytherean  chant  echoed  through  the 
coverts  of  the  chaparral. 

A  collaborator  of  the  colportem*,  who  acted  as 
courier,  found  by  chance  a  chalybeate  spring,  with  a 
natural  conduit.  It  w^as  a  delightful  spot,  with  an 
abundance  of  grass,  gi\ing  evidence  of  former  culture. 

We  could  not  resist  the  temptation  to  halt  and 
recruit  both  man  and  beast.  Our  cuisine  was  soon  iu 
operation,  having  pmxhased  a  calf,  some  Avild  fowls, 
and  fresh  cucumbers  from  the  Indians.  The  French- 
man was  engaged  in  a  conversazione,  commenting  on 
the  principles  of  communism  with  a  devoted  commu- 
nist ;  Avhile  the  comely  collier,  from  a  colhery  in  Penn- 
sylvania, was  complaisantly  singing  a  couplet  to  a 
conviAaal  coterie,  which  was  followed  by  a  burst  of 
cachinnation  from  the  group. 

This  was  the  last  really  green  oasis  we  met  w^th  :  all 
the  route  now  to  its  teiTnination  was  marked  by  suffer- 
ing and  privation,  which  was  construed  as  a  chastise- 
ment for  our  cupidity. 

The  treasurer  of  the  company,  a  covetous,  crafty 
creature,  had  absconded  dm-ing  the  night,  probably 
with  the  intention  of  joining  another  party,  taking  with 
him  a  large  sum  of  money  belonging  to  the  company. 


S2  THE  ORTnOEPIST. 


also  a  casket,  containing  a  gold  clasp  and  cameo,  and  a 
miniatiire  of  a  Turkish  cadi,  set  in  diamonds.  A  cre- 
vasse in  the  river,  comparably  small,  caused  us  much 
trouble.  We  had  noticed  hostile  Indians  covertly- 
watching  us  for  several  days.  A  column  of  armed 
combatants,  bent  xipon  conquest,  made  a  furious  charge 
upon  us,  combating  like  regular  soldiers.  They  were 
repulsed  after  a  short  struggle,  and  I  found  that  my 
coadjutant  had  a  serious  cerebral  wom:id  on  the  left 
side  of  the  cerebrum. 

On,  on,  we  .tramped  through  those  dreaiy  solitudes, 
with  nothing  better  than  chaff  for  our  animals,  and 
obhged  also  to  curtail  our  own  pi-o\'isions ;  treated 
with  contumely  by  the  Indians,  and  during  the  long 
stQl  nights  the  silver  moon  and  twinkling  Cassiopeici, 
the  roar  of  the  distant  cascade,  all,  impressed  us  with 
a  feeling  of  utter  loneliness. 


THE  ORTilOEPIST.  33 


DA-GUERRE'I-AN,  (da-gei''rc-an,)  a.  Pertaining  to  Dagucrio,  or  his  inven- 
tion of  the  daguerreotype. 

DA-GUERRE'0-TtPE,  (da-ger'o-typc,)  n.  A  method  of  fixing  images  of 
objects  by  tlie  camera  obscura. 

DAU'LIA,  (dahl'yii,)  n.  A  beautiful  compoimd  flower  of  every  variety  of 
hue. 

DAN'DRUFF,  n.    A  scurf  which  forms  on  the  head. 

DAUNT,  dant,  v.  t.    To  intimidate — to  dishearten. 

DAUNT'ED, 7)/).    Checked  by  feai- — intimidated,  abashed. 

DEB-AU-CHEE',  (deb-o-shee',)  n.  A  man  given  to  intemperance  or  lewd- 
ness. 

DE-BOUCll',  (de-boosh',)  v.  i.    To  issue  or  march  out  of  a  confined  place. 

DE-BRiS',  (da-brce',)  n.  Fr.  Various  masses  detached  from  mountains, 
and  piled  up  below. 

DE-BUT',  (da-bU',)  71.  Fr.    Beginning — a  first  appeai'ance. 

DEB-U-TANT',  (deb-u-teing',)  n.  A  pereon  who  makes  his  first  appearance 
before  the  public. 

DE-Cr.'?IVE,  (de-sy'siv,)  a.    Final,  conclusive,  definitive. 

DE-CREP'IT,  a.    Broken  down  with  age  and  debility. 

DEF'I-CIT,  n.    Want — deficiency ;  as,  a  deficit  in  the  revenue. 

DEG-LU-TI"TION,  (deg-lu-tish"un,)  n.    The  act  of  swallowing. 

DE-MaND',  v.  t.    To  ask  or  call  for,  as  one  who  has  a  claim. 

DE-MISE',  (de-mize',)  n.  The  death  of  any  distinguished  person— a  con- 
veyance by  will. 

DE-aiON'STRA-BLE,  a.    That  may  be  proved  beyond  doubt. 

DE-MON'STRA-BLY,  adv.    In  a  manner  to  preclude  doubt. 

DE-MON'STRA-TIVE,  a.    Having  the  power  of  demonstration. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TCNE,  BULL,  I{NITE.— AN 
GER,  vrCIOUS.— F  as  K;  6  aa  J;  S  as  7,;  cn  as  SH;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


34  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


DE-Mt',  n.    A  kind  of  paper  of  small  size. 

DENT'I-FRICE,  (dent'e-fris,)  n.    A  powder  for  cleaning  the  teeth. 
DE-PA  RT'L-RE,  (de-part'yur,)  n.    The  act  of  going  away. 
DE-POr,  (de-po',)  n.  Fr.    A  place  of  deposit. 
DE-PRE'CIATE,  (de-pre'shate,)  v.  t.    To  undervalue. 
DEP-RI-VA'TION,  11.    The  act  of  depriving— loss— want.. 
DES-HA-BILLE',  (des-a-bil',)  n.    An  undress — any  home  dress. 
DE-SID-ER-A'TUM,  (pi.  de-sid-e-rata,)  n.    That  which  is  desired,  a 
DES'IG-NATE,  V.  t.    To  mark  out  or  show  so  as  to  make  known. 
DES'PI-€A-BLE,  (des'pe-ka-bl,)  a.    Contemptible,  mean,  vile. 
DES-SERT',  (dez-zert',)  n.    The  last  course  at  the  table. 
DES'UE-TUDE,  (des'we-tudc,)  n.    Discontinuance  of  practice,  custom,  or 

fashion. 
DES'UL-TO-RY,  a.    Unconnected— immethodical. 
DE-TAIL',  n.    Particulars — as  the  details  of  a  scheme. 
DET-ES-TA'TION,  n.    Extreme  hatred— abhorrence. 
DET-O-NA'TION,  n.    An  explosion,  or  sudden  report. 
DE-TOUR',  (da-toor',)  n.  Fr.    A  tiu'ning — a  circuitous  way. 
DEV'AS-TATE,  v.  t.    To  lay  waste— to  ravage. 
DE-VOIR',  (dev-wor',)  n.  Fr.    An  act  of  civility  or  respect. 
DI-ATH'E-SIS,  n.    Particular  disposition  or  habit  of  body,  good  or  bad. 
DI-AT'RIB-IST,  n.    One  who  prolongs  his  discourse  or  discussion. 
DICTUM,  (pi.  dic'ta,)  n.  L.    An  authoritative  assertion  or  saying. 
DIL-ET-TAN'TE,  (dil-et-tan'ta ;  pi.  dil-et-tan'ti,)  ?i.  It.    An  admirer  or  lover 

of  the  fine  ai-ts. 
DIL'I-GENCE,  (dil'e-zhiinse,)  n.    The  name  of  a  kind  of  stage-coach  used 

in  France. 
DIPH'THONG,  (difthong,)  n.    A  union  of  two  vowels  in  one  syllable. 
DIP-LO-MAT'IC,  a.    Pertaining  to  diplomas,  privileged. 
DIS-AD-VAN-TA'6E0US,  a.    Unfavorable  to  success— inconvenient. 
DIS-ARM',  (diz-iti-m',)  v.  t.    To  deprive  of  arms — to  render  harmless. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PRKY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


THE  ORTIIOEPJST.  35 


DIS-AS'TER,  (diz-as'ter,)  n.  ■  Misfortune,  mishap,  calamity. 

DIS-CERN',  (diz-zern',)  v.  t.    To  distinguish — to  discriminate — to  sec. 

DIS-COM'FIT,  (dis-cum'fit,)  v.  t.    To  rout,  to  defeat,  to  vanquish. 

DIS-COURT'E-OUS,  (dis-kurt'e-us,)  a.    Uncivil,  wanting  in  good  manners. 

DIS-DAIN',  (diz-dain',)  ?!.    Contempt,  scorn. 

DIS-FRAN'CHISE,  (dis-fran'chiz,)  d.  t.  To  deprive  of  the  rights  and  privi- 
leges of  a  free  citizen. 

DIS-FR.\:V'cmS-ED,  (dis-fran'chizd,)  pp.  or  a.  Deprived  of  the  rights  of  a 
free  citizen. 

DIS-FRAN'CIIISE-MENT,  (dis-fran'chiz-ment,)  n.   The  act  of  disfranchising. 

DIS-HON'EST,  (diz-on'est,)  a.    Void  of  honesty,  destitute  of  probity. 

DI$-HON'OR-A-BLE,  (diz-on'or-a-bl,)  a.    Destitute  of  honor,  base. 

DIg'-IN'TE-GRATE,  v.  t.    To  separate  the  integrant  parts  of. 

DIS-EN'TE-GRA-TED,;;j!).  Separated  into  integrant  parts  without  chemical 
action. 

DIS-IN'TER-EST-ED-NESS,  n.  Freedom  from  bias  or  prejudice  on  ac- 
count of  private  interest. 

DIS'LO-€S.TE,  V.  t.    To  displace— to  put  out  of  joint. 

DIS'LO-CA-TED,  pp.  or  a.    Removed  from  its  proper  place. 

DIS-0-BLI6E',  V.  t.  To  do  an  act  which  contravenes  the  will  or  desires  of 
anotlier. 

PIS-OWN',  (diz-own',)  v.  t.  To  deny — to  refuse  to  acknowledge  as  belonging 
to  one's  self. 

DIS'PU-TA-BLE,  a.    That  may  be  disputed  or  controverted. 

DIS'PU-TANT,  n.    One  who  disputes,  a  controvertist. 

DIS-SOLVE',  (diz-zolv',)  v.  t.  To  melt  or  liquefy,  by  means  of  heat  or 
moisture. 

DIS'TI€H,  (dis'tik,)  n.    A  couplet— an  epigram  of  two  verses. 

DIS-TRIB'TiTE,  v.  t.    To  divide  among  two  or  more. 

DI-VERT'ISE-MENT,  (de-verl'iz-ment.)  A  short  entertumment  between 
the  acts  of  longer  pieces. 

TCNE,  BULL,  tJNITE.— AN"GER,  \T'CIOUS.— €  as  K ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z ; 
CH  as  SII :  TH  as  in  THIS. 


36  TIIK  ORTHOEPIST. 


DI-VULGE',  (dL'-vulj',)  v.  t.    To  make  public,  to  reveal,  to  disclose. 

DOL'OR-OUS,  a.    Sorrowful,  doleful,  dismal. 

DO-MIN'I€-AN,  a.  or  n.    An  order  of  monks. 

DON'A-TIVE,  a.    Vested  or  vesting  by  donation. 

DOR'I€,  o.  In  architecture,  denoting  the  second  order  of  columns  between 
the  Tuscan  and  Ionic. 

DOUB'LE-EN-TEN'DRE,  (doob'l-un-tllu'dr,)  v..  Fr.  Double  meaning  of  a 
word  or  expression. 

DoTH,  (duth.)    The  third  person  irregular  of  do. 

DOUCHE,  (doosh,)  n.  A  jet  of  water  du-ected  with  force  on  to  some  dis- 
eased part  oCihfi  body. 

DOUGH'TY,  (dou'ty,)  a.    In  burlesque,  brave,  valiant,  noble, 

DRAFT,  n.    An  order  directing  the  payment  of  money — a  bill  of  exchange. 

DRAUGHT,  (driift,)  n.    The  quantity  of  liquor  drank  at  once. 

DRAM'A-TIS  PER-SO'N.E,  L.  Actors  representing  the  characters  in  a 
play. 

DRAM'A-TIST,  7^.    The  author  of  a  dramatic  composition. 

DROM'E-DA-RY,  (drum'c-der-ry,)  n.    A  species  of  camel. 

DRUM'MOND  LIGHT,  (from  Eieut.  Drummond.)  A  very  intense  light, 
produced  by  turning  two  streams  of  gas — one  oxygen,  and  the  other  hy- 
drogen— in  a  state  of  ignition,  on  a  ball  of  lime. 

DU€'AT,  (duk'at,)  n,  A  coin  of  several  countries  in  Europe:  the  silver 
ducat  is  of  equal  value  to  the  American  dollar,  and  the  gold  ducat  of 
twice  the  value. 

DU€'TILE,  (duk'lil,)  a.    EasUy  led  or  drawn— flexible,  pliable. 

DtJ'RA  M A'TER,  n.  L.    The  outer  membrane  of  the  brain. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  aiARlNE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  IGNITE.- AN" 
GER,  V1"CI0US.— €  as  K  ;  C  as  J ;  S  as  Z  ;  CII  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  87 


THE  DAGUERREIAX  GALLERY. 

The  demand  for  daguerreotypes  lias,  of  late,  given 
quite  an  impetus  to  this  branch  of  the  fine  arts.  Its 
demonstrable  superiority  over  all  other  modes,  in  giving 
a  true  and  life-like  impression,  is  no  longer  a  disputable 
question.  I  shall  disarm  disputants  of  all  suspicions  of 
my  own  disinterestedness,  in  a  most  decisive  manner, 
v/hen  I  refuse  to  designate  or  divulge  the  name  of  the 
ai-tist,  in  whose  gallery  we  spent  a  brief  half  horn-, 
taking  a  desultory  view  of  all  we  could  discern. 

Presuming  the  reader  to  have  a  reasonable  detesta- 
tion of  too  much  detail,  we  shall  not  be  so  discourteous 
as  to  disoblige  him,  by  assuming  the  function  of  the 
doughty  diatribist  on  the  present  occasion. 

The  first  we  observed  was  in  a  disadvantageous  light, 
and  represented  a  group  at  the  dinner-table,  partaking 
of  the  dessert  which  the  waiter  had  begun  to  dis- 
tribute. A  decrepit  gentleman  seemed  to  enjoy  the 
process  of  deglutition,  while  it  was  quite  evident  that 
his  teeth  had  been  unused  to  the  action  of  dentifrice. 

The  image  of  a  dishonest  diplomatic  individual  next 
attracted  our  attention.  It  is  said  that  he  was  dis- 
franchised for  the  dishonorable  deficit  of  ten  thousand 
ducats  which  v.^as  detected  in  his  accounts.  It  appears 
that  his  conscience  was  sufficiently  ductile  to  enable 
4 


38  TIIK  ORTIIOSPIST. 


him  to  tpnceal  a  draft  of  the  above  amount,  and  to  dis- 
own with  disdain  all  knowledge  of  the  embezzlement, 
and  to  regard  his  disfranchisement  as  of  little  conse- 
quence. 

It  is  demonstrably  certain,  by  the  distich  appended 
to  the  design,  that  the  person  with  the  dolorous  coun- 
tenance in  the  act  of  taking  a  douche  bath  in  the  Doric 
structure,  to  improve  the  diathesis  of  his  system,  had 
met  with  a  disaster  which  dislocated  one  of  his  limbs  ; 
or  perhaps  a  draught  of  that  despicable  liquor  which, 
we  trust,  is  rapidly  going  into  desuetude,  may  have  had 
something  to  do  with  his  present  condition. 

The  most  striking  piece  in  the  collection  was  a  scene 
laid  in  Mexico,  representing  an  army  making  prepara- 
tions to  debouch  from  a  dangerous  defile,  where  masses 
of  debris,  composed  of  disintegrated  rock,  that  had 
taken  the  sun  and  atmosphere  a  long  time  to  disin- 
tegrate, were  precipitated  Avith  such  a  detonation  or 
report,  as  to  daunt  the  heart  of  any  one  capable  of 
being  daunted.  The  effects  of  the  disaster  Avere  of 
such  a  demonstrative  character  as  to  devastate  the 
country,  depreciate  the  value  of  property,  and  cause 
the  demise  of  many  distinguished  indi^dduals. 

Previous  to  our  departure,  our  attention  was  arrested 
by  the  grotesque  figure  of  a  dramatist,  instructing  a 
debutant  how  to  make  his  debut  in  the  divertisement 
as  a  Dominican  friar,  riding  on  a  dromedary,  sohciting 
donative  offerings  from  a  dilettante,  vnth  a  dahlia  in  his 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  39 


hand,  and  in  the  act  of  stepping  from  a  French  dih- 
gence. 

The  flash  of  the  Drummond  light,  Avhich  came  in  at 
the  -tt'indo-ws,  would  dissolve  and  discomfit  the  lurking 
darkness  so  suddenly  as  almost  to  cavise  a  deprivation 
of  sisfht. 


40  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


e:. 

EAU'  DE  -eO-LoGNE',  (6'de-ko-lone',)  n.  Fr.  A  perfumed  spirit,  originally 
prepared  at  Cologne. 

ECH'E-LON,  (esh'e-lon,)  n.  Fr.  In  militaiy  tactics,  tlio  position  of  an  army 
in  the  form  of  steps,  or  with  cue  division  more  in  advance  than  another. 

E'ER,  (ar.)    Contracted  from  ever,  used  in  poetry,  and  sometimes  in  prose. 

E-GRE'gIOUS,  (e-gre'jus,)  a.  Used  mostly  in  a  bad  sense;  as,  an  egre- 
gious mistake,  rascal,  &c. 

El'THER,  (e'ther  or  I'ther.)  The  former  pronunciation  prevails  in  Amer- 
ica, the  latter  iu  England. 

EL-EE-MOS'Y-NA-RY,  a.  Given  in  charity,  relating  to  charitable  dona- 
tions. 

E-LEVE',  (a-lave',)  7i.  Fr.    One  brought  up  or  protected  by  another. 

E-LITE',  (a-leet',)  ?i.  Fr.    A  choice  or  select  body. 

E-LYS'IAN,  (e-Iizh'yan,)  a.    Exceedingly  delightful. 

E-LYS'IUI\I,  (e-lizh  yum,)  n.  In  mythology,  a  place  for  happy  souls  after 
death. 

EM-DON-POINT',  (UDg-bong-pv,'a',)  Fr.    Plumpness  of  body  or  person. 

EJl-EN-DA'TION,  n.    The  act  of  altering  for  the  better,  correction. 

E-MEUTE',  (a-mut',)  71.  Fr.    A  seditious  commotion  or  mob. 

EM-PY-R£'AN,  n.    The  highest  heaven. 

EN-AM'OR-ED,  (en-am'urd,)  pp.  or  a.  Inflamed  with  love,  charmed,  de- 
lighted. 

EN-CIENTE',  (iing-sant',)  a.    In  law,  pregnant— with  child. 

EN-CIlANT'ING,  a.    Delighting,  charming,  ravishing. 

EN-€0RE',  (iing-kore',)  Fr,    Once  more — again. 

E-NERV'ATE,  v.  t.    To  weaken— to  render  feeble. 

E-NERV'A-TED,  pp.  or  a.    Weakened— enfeebled. 

E-NERV'A-TING,  ppr.  or  a.    Depriving  of  force  or  vigor. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.- PINE,  MARINE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BQQK. 


THE   OHTIIOEPIST.  41 


EN-FI-LADF/,  v.  t.    To  rake  with  shot  in  the  diioetion  of  a  line 

EN-FRAN'CHISE,  (-chiz.)    To  set  free;  to  liberate  Irom  slavery. 

EN-FRAN'CHIS-ED,  (en-fran'chizd,)  pp.  or  a.  AdiniUed  to  the  rights  of 
freemen. 

EN'gINE,  (en'jiu,)  ji.  A  machine  for  the  production  or  multiplication  of 
mechanical  powers. 

EN"GLISH,  (^ing'glish,)  a.    Belonging  to  England  or  its  inhabitants. 

EN"GLAND,  (ing'Iand,)  n.    One  of  the  three  British  islands. 

EN-HANCE',  (en-hiins',)  v.  t.    To  raise,  to  advance,  to  highten. 

EN  MASSE',  (iing-raiiss',)  Fr.    In  the  mass  or  whole  body. 

EN-NUi',  (iing-we',)  Fr.    Dullness  of  spirit — languor. 

EN  PAS'SANT,  (ang-pas'sang,)  Fr.    In  passing— by  the  way. 

EN  ROUTE',  (iing-root',)  Fr.    Upon  the  road — in  progress. 

EN-SEM'BLE,  (iing-siim'bl,)  n.  Fr.  The  whole— all  the  parts  taken  to- 
gether. 

EN-TRANC'ED,  (en-tr;inst',)  ;;;'•  or  a.    Put  in  a  trance — enraptured. 

EN'TRE  NOUS,  (iing'tr-noo,)  Fr.     Between  ourselves. 

EN'TRE-POT',  (iing'tr-p6',)  Fr.    A  warehouse  for  the  deposit  of  goods. 

EN'VEL-OPE,  (iing'vel-5pe,)  n.  Fr.    A  wrapper,  an  inclosing  cover. 

E-QUA-NIM'I-TY,  n.    Evenness  of  mind — not  easily  elated  or  dopressc^d. 

EQ'UI-PA6E,  (ek'we-paje,)  n.    Accouterments,  retinue. 

ERE,  (ar,)  adv.  or  prep.    Before— sooner  than. 

ES'PI-ON-AGE,  (es'pe-on-aje,)  n.    The  practice  or  employment  of  spies. 

ES-PRlT'  DE  CORPS',  (es-pre'de-kor',)  Fr.  The  spirit  of  the  body  or  so- 
ciety ;  as,  from  association. 

E-TAT'  MA'JOR,  (a-tii'mii'zhor.)     Officers  and  sub-officers. 

ET-I-QUETTE',  (et-e-ket',)  n.    Forms  of  ceremony  or  decorum. 

EU-RO-PE'AN,  a.    Pertaining  to  Europe. 

EV'ER-Y,  a.    Each  one  of  a  whole  number. 

EWE,  (yu,)  n.    A  female  sheep. 

EX-A-CER'BATE,  v.  t.    To  iiritate— to  exasperate. 

TCNE.  BULL,  "qNITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.-€  as  K;  6  as  J;  S  as  Z; 

CH  asSH;  Ttl  as  in  THIS. 

4* 


42  THE  ORTIIO^.'l.S 


EX-A-CER'BA-TED,  «,eks-a-sor'ba-ted,)  pp.    Exasperated. 

EX-A-CER'BA-TING,  (eks-a-cer'ba-tiug,)  ppr.    Exasperating. 

EX  €A-THE'DRA,  L.    With  authority,  or  dogmatism. 

EX-€UE.'S10N,  (eks-kur'shun,)  n.    A  rambling,  a  journey,  digression. 

EX  NE-CES-Si-TA'TE,  Z-.    Of  necessity. 

EX'OR-CISAI,  n.    The  expulsion  of  evil  spirits  from  persons  or  places. 

EX  PAR'TE,  L.    On  one  side  only. 

EX'PLE-TIVE,  n.    In  language,  words  or  syllables  not  necessary  to  the 

sense. 
EX-PO-SE',  (eks-po-za',)  n.  Fr.    A  foi-mal  statement  or  recital. 
EX'QUI-SITE,  (eks'kwe-zit,)  a.    Nice,  exact,  very  excellent. 
EX'TANT,  a.    In  being — now  subsisting. 
EX-TEM'PO-RE,  adv.    Without  previous  study. 

EX-TRAOR'DI-NA-RY,  (eks-tror'de-na-ry,)  a.    Uncommon— wonderful. 
EX-ULT',  (egz-ult',)  v.  i.    To  rejoice— to  triumph. 


THE  FRENCH  PRESIDENT. 

The  empyrean  ning  witli  egregious  and  extraordi- 
nary plaudits  wlien  the  enfranchised  citizens  of  France, 
en  ma^se,  elevated  Louis  Bonaparte  to  the  highest 
office  in  their  gift. 

Free  from  the  ennui  and  enervating  influences  of 
confinement,  we  see  him  at  once  entranced  and  enam- 
ored with  power ;  looking  to  the  soldiery  as  the  most 
powerful  engine  to  enhance  his  authority,  he,  by  some 
species  of  exorcism,  contrives  to  eradicate  republican 
tendencies,  particularly  with  the  etat-major,  and  sub- 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  43 


stitute  in  their  place  opinions  more  congenial  with  his 
own  ambition. 

If  he  would  enfranchise  those  whom  he  has  dis- 
franchised ;  if  he  would  cease  to  enervate  industry  by 
his  immense  military  establishment,  which  has  con- 
tributed to  exacerbate  the  feelings  of  economists  ;  if  he 
would  abolish  his  system  of  espionage,  and  reduce  to 
republican  dimensions  his  exquisite  etiquette  and  equi- 
paaje,  so  enchantinjr  to  tlie  elite,  ere  loncj  he  miofht 
obtain  more  than  a  European  celebrity,  and  the 
friends  of  enervated  industiy,  and  imiversal  liberty 
throughout  England  and  America,  would  have  occa- 
sion to  exult  over  the  prospects  of  the  future.  Proba- 
bly the  president  considers  the  word  republic  a  mere 
expletive,  and,  if  it  were  possible,  would  most  heartily 
wish  it  transferred  to  the  vocabulary  of  Elysium,  it 
ha-snng  so  often  disturbed  the  equanimity  of  his  mind. 
If  the  work  he  is  said  to  have  written  is  still  extant, 
and  if  he  have  occasion  to  revise  it,  there  will  undoubt- 
edly be  many  important  emendations.  The  eleemosy- 
nary institutions  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Elysian  Fields 
should  be  placed  upon  a  footing  so  as  to  compare 
favorablv  with  those  of  the  English. 


44  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


F. 

FA-^ADE',  (fa-s5dc',)  n.  Fr.    Front  view  of  an  edifice. 

FA'CIAL,  (fa'shal,)  a.    Pertaining  to  the  face. 

FACILE,  (fas'il,)  o.    Easy,  pliant,  courteous. 

FA€-TO'TUM,  n.     A  person  employed  to  do  all  kinds  of  work. 

F.'V-JIIL-IAR'I-TY,  (fa-mil-yar'e-tc,)  n.    Intimacy,  freedom  from  ceremony 

FAST,  adv.    Swiftly,  rapidly. 

FA-Rl'N.^,  n.    Pollen  ;  the  flour  of  any  species  of  com. 

FAS-TID'I-OUS,  (fas-tid'e-iis,)  a.    Over-nice— difficult  to  please. 

FAU'BOURG,  (fo'boorg,)  n.  Fr.    A  suburb  in  French  cities. 

FAU'CET,  (faw'set,)  n.    An  instrument  for  drawing  liquids  from  casks. 

FAUX'-PAS,  (fo'-pa,)  Fr.    A  mistake— a  false  step. 

FAU-TEUIL',  (fo-teul',)  n.  Fr.    An  arm-chair — an  easy-chair. 

FA'VOR-ITE,  (fa'vur-it,)  a.    Regarded  with  affection. 

FEAT'IJRE,  (feat'yur.)  n.    The  make  or  form  of  face,  lineament,  outline. 

FETE,  (fate,)  it.  Fr.    A  festival  holiday. 

FETE  CHAM-PETRE',  (ftt-sham-patr',)  n.  Fr.    A  festival  in  the  open  air. 

FET'I-CHISM,  (fut'e-shizm,)  ?(.    Tlic  worship  of  trees,  stones,  &.c. 

FET'ID,  a.    Having  an  offensive  smell. 

FIG'tJRE,  (fig'yur,)  v.  i.    To  make  a  show. 

FI-NA'LE,  (fe-nii'le,)  n.  It.    Close — termination. 

Fi-NANCE',  (fe-nans',)  ?i.    Revenue— income. 

FI-NAN'CES,  (fe-nan'cez,)  n.pl.    Funds  in  tlic  treasury— levcnue. 

FI-N.^N'CIAL,  (fe-nan'shal,)  a.    Pertaining  to  public  revenue. 

FIN-AN-ClER',  (fin-an-seer',)  n.    One  skilled  in  money  matters. 

Fi-NESSE',  (fe-ness',)  n.    Artifice — stratagem. 

FiS'STJRE,  (fish'yur,)  n.    A  longitudinal  opening. 

FLA€'CID,  (flak'sid,)  a.    Soft  and  weak— limber. 

FLAUNT,  V.  i.    To  display  ostentatiously. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BTRD.- 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  EQOK. 


THE  onrnoEPisT.  45 


FLOR'JN,  n.    A  European  coin  of  different  values. 

FOR'EIGN-ER,  (for'in-er,)  n.    One  bom  in  a  foreign  country. 

FO-REN'SI€,  a.    Belonging  to  courts  of  judicatwe. 

FORTE,  n.  Fr.    The  strong  point— the  art  in  which  one  excels. 

FOR'TE,  (for'la,)  adv.    A  direction  to  sing  or  play  with  force. 

FOR-TIS'SI-MO,  It.    In  music,  a  direction  to  sing  with  the  utmost  strength 

or  loudness. 
FORT'NIGHT,  (fort'nlte,)  n.    Two  weeks. 
FOR'TIINE,  (fort'yun,)  7j.    Luck — possessions — wealth. 
FRANCE.    A  country  in  the  west  of  Europe. 
FRA-TER'NIZE,  v.  i.    To  associate  or  hold  fellowship  as  brothers. 
FRF.RE,  (frare,)  n.  Fr.    A  brother. 
FU'TIiRE,  (fut'yur,)  n.    Time  to  come. 


THE  FETE  CHMPETRE  L^  PARIS. 

The  fete  cliampetre,  which  is  sometimes  held  as 
often  as  once  in  each  fortnight,  is  attended  by  citizens 
from  every  faubourg  in  Paris. 

The  sharp  financier,  in  a  fair  way  to  accumulate  a 
fortune,  leaves  finances  and  financial  matters  with  his 
factotum,  who  is  taking  his  first  lessons  in  finance. 

The  fastidious  foreigner,  for  the  first  time  in  France, 
travels  fast  in  order  to  fraternize  with  his  freres,  and 
part  with  his  florins  at  the  ffite. 

The  dwellers    in   fetid   alleys    and   narrow  fissures 

TUNE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN"GER,  VrCIOUS.— €  as  K;  6  as^J;  S  as  Z 
CH  as  SH ;  Til  as  in  THIS. 


4G  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


pour  forth,  with,  flaccid  muscles,  to  flaunt  and  figure  in 
their  favorite  walks. 

The  fa9ade  of  a  beautiful  structure  is  decorated  with 
various  designs,  and,  as  the  festival  approaches  its 
finale,  a  facile  speaker  of  broad  facial  angle,  and  of 
undoubted  famiharity  with  forensic  finesse,  expatiates 
on  the  glories  of  the  future.  Art  and  nature  have  done 
so  much  for  Paris,  that  there  is  a  trace  of  fetichisra 
discoverable  in  the  religious  sentiment  of  its  inhabit- 
ants. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  47 


G. 

GAE'LI€,  (ga'lik,)  n.    The  language  of  the  Highlanders  of  Scotland. 

GAIR'ISH,  (gar'ish,)  a.    Gaudy,  showy. 

GAL'LOVVS,  (gal'lus,)  n.  An  instrument  for  the  execution  of  criminals  by 
hanging. 

GAL'VES-TON,  n.    A  town  in  Texas. 

GAN-Y-ME'DE,  (gan-e-me'de.)  In  niylhologj',  the  cup-bearer  of  the  im- 
mortals. 

GAM'UT,  n.    A  scale  on  which  notes  in  music  are  printed. 

GASP,  n.    The  act  of  opening  the  mouth  to  catch  the  breath. 

GAPE,  V.  i.    To  yawn ;  to  open  the  mouth  wide,  from  sleepiness, 

GAUNT,  (gant,)  a.    Vacant,  hollow,  empty. 

GEN-DARME',  (zhiin-diirm',)  n.  Fr.  In  France,  one  of  a  select  body  of 
troops. 

GES'TIIRE,  (jest'yur,)  71.  A  motion  of  the  body  or  limbs  expressive  of 
sentiment  or  passion. 

GEY'SER,  (gi'ser,)  n.    The  name  of  certain  fountains  in  Iceland. 

GHAST'LY,  a.    Death-like— dismal. 

GI-RAFFE',  (je-raf' ,)  n.    The  camelopard. 

GLA'CIER,  (gla'seer,)  n.    A  field  of  ice  in  the  valleys  of  the  Alps. 

GLANCE,  n.    A  momentary  view. 

GLANCED,  (glanst.)  pp.    Shot  or  darted  suddenly. 

GLASS,  n.    A  hard,  brittle  transparent  substance. 

GLO'RI-A  IN  EX-CEL'SIS,  L.    Glory  in  the  highest. 

GNEISS,  (nice,)  n.  A  species  of  rock  composed  of  quai-tz,  feldspar,  and 
mica. 

GOL'GOTH-A,  n.    St.  Matthew  27th  chap.  33d  verse. 

GON'DO-LA,  n.    A  Venetian  pleasure-boat. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PWE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  T^NITE.— AN' 
GliR,  Vl'CIOUS.— €  as  K ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z ;  CII  as  SH  ;  Til  as  in  THia 


48  THE   ORTIIOEPISI 


GOR'gEOUS,  (gor'jus,)  a.    Sliowy— splendid. 

GRAD'TI-AL,  (grad'yu-al,)  a.    Proceeding  by  steps  or  degrees. 

GRAFT,  V.  t.    To  insert  a  bud  or  cion  into  another  free. 

GRAND'EUR,  (gi-and'yur,)  n.    Greatness — magnificence. 

GR  AND-VIZ'IER,  (-vizh'yer.)  n.    The  chief  minister  of  the  Tin  kish  empire. 

GRANT,  n.    The  act  of  granting— a  gift. 

GRASP,  V.  i.    To  catch — to  seize. 

GRASS,  n.    Herbage. 

GREASE,  (greze,)  v.  t.    To  smear  or  daub  witli  grease  or  I'at. 

GREASE,  (grces,)  n.    Animal  fat  in  a  soft  state. 

GREAS'V,  (greez'y,)  a.    Oily — unctuous. 

GREAS'ED,  (greezd,)  pp.    Smeared  with  oily  matter. 

GRI-SI  ACE',  (gre-mase',)  n.    A  distortion  of  the  countenance. 

GRI-MAG'ED,  (gre-mast',)  a.    Distorted— having  a  crabbed  look. 

GRIND'STONE,  n.    A  flat  cii'cular  stone  used  for  sharpening  tools. 

GRl'SoNS,  (gre'zunz.)  n.pl.    The  inhabitants  of  the  Eastern  Swiss  Alps. 

GROAT,  (grawt.)  n.    An  English  coin,  equal  to  fourpeuce. 

GROS,  (gro,)  Fr.  Thick,  strong :  used  in  compound  words ;  as,  gros-de-nap, 
gros-de-tours. 

GUA'NO,  n.    Excrement  of  sea-fowls,  used  as  a  manure. 

GUARD'i-AN,  (giird'e-an,)  n.  A  warden — one  to  whom  any  thing  is  com- 
mitted for  safe  keeping. 

GUIL'LO-TlNE,  (gil'lo-teen,)  n.  Fr.  A  machine  for  beheading  persons  at  a 
stroke. 

GUM-AR'A-Rr€,  n.     A  gum  from  Arabia,  Egypt,  &.C. 

gYM-NA'SI-UM,  (jim-na'ze-um,)  n.  A  place  where  athletic  exercises  are 
performed. 

GYVES,  ijTvez,)  n.    Fetters. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BiRD.— 

NOTE,  DfiVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  IJNITE.- AN" 
GER,  Vr'CIOUS.- e  *as  K  ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z  ;  CH  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  49 


THE  MAN  LN  THE  RAILROAD  CAR. 

A  TALL,  gaunt  man,  with  his  head  almost  as  high  aa 
that  of  a  giraffe,  was  descanting  with  much  gestm'e,  in 
a  railroad  car,  on  some  of  the  events  of  his  life.  He 
remarked  that  while  he  v/as  a  e-endarme,  durinsr  the 
French  Revolution,  he  narrowly  escaped  the  ghastly 
guillotine  or  gallows,  and,  without  a  groat,  found  his 
way  to  the  highlands  in  Scotland,  where  he  acquired  a 
smattering  of  Gaelic,  visited  Iceland,  took  a  glance  at 
the  Geysers,  departed  thence  for  Venice,  where  he  had 
notice  of  a  grant  of  land  in  his  favor. 

He  then  opened  a  gymnasium,  was  successful  in 
business,  and  being  now  indoctrinated  with  republican 
principles,  he  determined  to  emigrate  to  America. 
But  before  leaving  the  old  country,  he  made  a  short 
Eastern  tour.  At  Constantinople  he  received  a  friendly 
grasp  from  the  hand  of  the  Grand- Vizier.  Spoke  of 
the  gorgeous  grandeur  of  a  sunset  on  the  Alps,  as  the 
rays  of  the  sun  glanced  on  the  glaciers  of  the  Grisons. 
Described  the  gairish  gondolas  of  Venice,  and  other 
things  not  necessary  to  be  recorded  in  this  brief  para- 
graph. He  finally  located  on  a  farm  near  Galveston, 
in  Texas,  and  understood  enough  of  mineralogy  to  dis- 
tinguish the  difference  between  gneiss  and  feldspar,  and 
5 


50  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


enough  of  horticulture  to  graft  his  fruit-trees  scientifi- 
cally, using  gum-arabic  to  protect  the  incision  from  the 
air.  By  the  help  of  guano  he  raised  fine  grass,  turned 
his  grindstone  by*  water-power,  covered  his  hot-beds 
with  glass  frames,  made  no  grimace  when  the  tax- 
collector  called  on  him,  and  he  has  determined,  until 
the  last  gasp,  to  remain  a  guardian  of  repubhcan  in- 
stitutions. 


THE  OKTIIOEPIST.  51 


II. 

HAC-i(-EN'DA,  (hii-se-eri'da,')  Sp.    An  isolated  farm  or  faiin-house. 

HA€K'NEY-ED,  (hak'nid,)  pp.  or  a.    Used  much  or  iu  common — practiced. 

HAL'CY-ON,  (hal'se-ou,)  a.    Calm,  peaceful,  happy,  quiet. 

HALF,  (haf,)  pi.  HALVES,  (hiivz,)  71.  One  part  of  a  thing  which  is  di- 
vided into  two  equal  pails. 

HALF'-PAY,  n.    Half  the  amount  of  wages  or  salary. 

HAL'I-BUT,  n.     A  fish  of  the  genus  Ilippoglossus. 

HAND'KER-CHIEF,  (hank'er-chif,)  n.  A  piece  of  silk  or  linen  used  for 
cleaning  the  face. 

HA-RANGUE',  (ha-rang',)  v.  i.    To  make  an  address  or  speech. 

HAR'ASS,  V.  t.    To  weary — to  fatigue  to  excess. 

HAR'ASS-ED,  (har'ast,)  pp.    Wearied,  tii-ed,  teased. 

HAR'EM,  n.  The  division  aUoted  to  females  in  the  large  dwelling-houses 
of  the  East. 

HAUNT,  (hant,)  n.    A  place  to  which  one  frequently  resorts. 

HAU-TEUR',  (ho-tOrc'  or  ho-taur',)  n.  Fr.    Pride— haughtiness. 

HEARTH,  (hiirth,)  n.    A  pavement  in  a  chimney,  on  which  a  fire  is  made. 

HEIGH'-Ho,  (hi'-ho.)  An  exclamation  expressing  some  degree  of  languor 
or  mieasiness. 

HEEN'OUS,  (ha'nus,)  a.    Odious — enormous— aggravated. 

HEM'IS-TICH,  (hem'e-stik,)  n.    Haifa  poetic  verse. 

HEM'OR-RHAGE,  (hem'ur-raje,)  n.  Any  discharge  of  blood  from  vessels 
destined  to  contain  it. 

HER-E-DirA-MENT,  n.    Any  species  of  property  that  may  be  inherited, 

HER'0-INE,  (her'o-in,)  n.    A  female  hero. 

HER'0-ISM,  n.    The  qualities  of  a  hero — bravery,  courage. 

HER'RING,  n.    A  fish  of  the  genus  Qupea. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PIXE,  MARINE,  BTRD.- 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  tJNlTE,  AN" 
GER,  VrCIOUS.— €  as  K  ;  G  as  J  ;  S  as  Z  ;  CH  as  SH  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


52  THK   OKTIIOEPIST. 


HICCOUGH,  (hik'up,)  n.    Convulsive  catch  of  Ihe  i-espiratury  luusclca. 

HOGS'HEAD,  (hogz'hed,)  n.    A  large  cask. 

HOJNIE'LY,  a.    Plain,  not  handsome. 

HO-ME-OP'A-THIST,  n.    A  believer  in  homeopMlhy. 

HO-.ME-OP'A-THV.    The  doclriiie  or  theory  of  curing'  diseases  with  very 

minute  doses  of  medicine,  by  producing  in  the  patient  allVclions  similar 

to  those  of  the  disease. 
IIOS'PI-TA-BLE,  a.    Kind  to  strangers  and  guests. 
IIOS'PI-TA-BLY,  adv.    With  kindness  to  strangers  and  guests. 
nC'GUE-NOT,  (hu'ge-not.)  n.    A  name  formerly  given   to  a  Protestant  in 

France. 
nyii-RA',  ezc/am.     A  shout  of  joy  or  exultation. 
Ht-DROP'A-TIIIST,  71.     One  who  practices  hydropathy. 
HY-DUOP'A-THY,  n.    A  mode  of  treating  diseases  by  the  use  of  water. 
HY-CI-ENE',  n.    The  art  of  preserving  health. 
HY-POG'Rl-SY,  (hip-pok're-sy,)  n.    Simulation,  false  pretense. 


THE  INVALID. 


An  officer  who  had  retired  on  half-pay,  and  wlio  had 
long  been  harassed  by  disease,  Avhicli  he  had  borne 
with  heroism,  was  very  hospitably  received  at  the  Haci- 
enda of  a  Spanish  gentleman  in  the  Island  of  Cuba. 
The  few  hereditaments  left  him  by  the  will  of  his 
father  had  been  mostly  disposed  of,  so  that  he  plead 
guilty  to  thv?  heinous  crime  of  being  poor.  But  hypoc- 
risy, and  pride,  or  hauteur,  and  many  of  the  hackneyed 


THU   OUTlIOEi  1ST.  53 


sins  of  the  day,  found  no  congenial  place  in  his  dis- 
position. 

During  his  halcyon  days,  he  had  cultivated  poetry  in 
his  rural  haunts ;  and  while  finishing  a  hemistich,  Avas 
suddenly  tahen  with  a  hemorrliage  of  the  lungs. 

A  kind  lady,  a  descendant  from  a  Huguenot  family, 
and  who  understood  the  principles  of  hygiene,  became 
his  nurse.  She  was  a  hydropathist  to  a  limited  extent, 
and  also  a  homeopathist.  But  neither  hydropathy  nor 
homeopathy  vras  of  much  avail  at  first.  The  disease 
continued  to  harass  him.  He  was  drenched  with  half 
a  hogshead  of  water  every  day,  and  this  sudden  shock 
would  cause  a  hiccough  or  spasm  of  the  respiratory 
muscles.  Our  heroine,  with  her  white  handkercliief 
tied  around  her  head,  Avas  almost  a  constant  attendant 
at  the  homely  hearth  of  the  sick  man,  whose  occasional 
heigh-ho  indicated  much  restlessness.  But  after  a  short 
relapse,  occasioned  by  a  free  indulgence  of  his  appetite 
for  halibut  and  herrings,  he  was  gradually  restored  to 
health,  through  the  kind  and  hospitable  treatment  of 
his  physician  and  friends. 

5* 


THE  ORTilOEPIST. 


I. 

I-eON'0-€LAST,  (Mt.in'o-klast,)  n.    A  destroyer  of  images. 

ID-E-OL'0-gY,  11.    A  treatise  on  ideas. 

I'DYL,  (I'dil,)  n.    A  short  poem. 

IG-No'BLE,  a.    Of  low  birtli  or  family— mean,  worthless. 

IL-LUS'TRA-TIVE,  a.    Having  the  quality  of  making  clear. 

IL'LUS-TRA-TOR,  n.    One  who  illustrates  or  makes  clear. 

IM'BE-CILE,  (im'be-sil,)  o.    Weak  in  body  or  mind. 

IM'BE-CILE,  (im'be-sil,)  n.    One  destitute  of  sti-ength,  either  of  body  or  mind. 

IM-BROGL'IO,  (im-brol'yo,)  It.    In  the  drama,  a  complicated  plot. 

IM-PASS'A-BLE,  a.    That  can  not  be  passed. 

IM'PE-TUS,  n.    Force  or  motion,  by  which  any  thing  is  impelled. 

XM-PRI-MA'TUE,  n.  {L.  let  it  be  printed.)    A  license  to  print  a  book. 

IM-PROV'I-SATE,  a.    Unpremeditated. 

IM-PROV-I-SA'TION,  n.  Act  of  making  poetry  or  perfonning  music  ex- 
temporaneously. 

IM-PROV-I-S  A-TO'RE,  (im-prov-e-sa-to're,)  n.  It.  A  man  who  makes  rhymes 
and  short  poems  extemporaneously. 

IM-PROV-I-SA-TRi'CE,  (im-prov-e-sa-tre'cha,)  n.  It.  A  woman  who  makes 
rhymes  or  short  poems  extemporaneously. 

IM-PRO-ViSE',  (im-pro-veez',)  v.  i.    To  speak  extemporaneously. 

IN-AM-O-RA'TO,  n.  m.  \ 


-O-RA'TO,  n.  VI.  ) 
-O-RA'TA,  n./.  ) 


(L.  in  and  amor,  love.)    A  lover. 
IN-AM-r"""'         '   ' 

IN-CI'SIVE,  (in-sy'siv,)  a.    Having  the  quality  of  cutting.    Incisive  teeth  in 

animals  are  the  fore-teeth. 

IN-CrsOR,  (in-sy'sor,)  71.    A  cutter — a  fore-tooth. 

IN-€OM'PA-RA-BLE,  a.    That  admits  of  no  comparison  with  others. 

IN-COM'PA-RA-BLY,  adv.     Beyond  compaiison. 

IN-€ON"GRU-OUS,  (in-kong'gru-ous,)  a.    Unsuitable,  inconsistent. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BiRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BOOK. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  55 


EN'eU-BUS,  n.    The  nightmare — a  demon. 

IN'DIA,  (ind'yii,)  n.    A  country  in  Asia,  so  named  from  the  river  Indus. 

IN'DIAN,  (ind'yan,)  n.    A  native  of  the  Indies,  or  one  of  the  aborigines  of 

America. 
IN'DIES,  (ind'yez,)  n.  pi.    Of  India. 

LN-DIS'PU-TA-BLE,  a.    Not  to  be  disputed— incontrovertible. 
IN-DIS'PU-TA-BLY,  adv.    Without  dispute. 
IN-ER'TIA,  (in-er'shU,)  n.    Inertness,  indisposition  to  move. 
IN-EX'O-RA-BLE,  a.    Not  to  be  persuaded  by  entreaty,  unyielding. 
IN-EX'0-RA-BLY,  adv.    So  as  to  be  immovable  by  entreaty. 
IN-EX'PLI-€A-BLE,  a.    That  can  not  be  explained. 
IN  EX-TEN'SO,  L.    Fully,  at  full  length. 
IN-EX'TRI-€A-BLE,  a.    Not  to  be  disentangled. 

IN-EX'TRI-€A-BLY,  adv.  To  a  degree  of  perplexity  not  to  be  disentangled. 
IN'FANT-ILE,  a.    Pertaining  to  infancy,  or  to  an  infant, 
EN'FI-NITE,  (in'fe-uit,)  a.    Without  limits,  unbounded. 
IN-FIN-I-TES'I-MAL,  a.    Infinitely  small. 
IN-GRA'TIATE,  (in-gra'shate,)  v,  t.    To  commend  one's  self  to  another's 

good-will. 
IN-GRA'TIA-TED.  (in-gra'sha-ted,)  pp.    Commended  one's  self  to  another's 

favor. 
IN-HOS'PI-TA-BLE,  a.    Not  disposed  to  entertain  strangers. 
IN-HOS'PI-TA-BLY,  adv.    Unkindly  to  strangers. 
IN-I"TIATE,  (in-ish'ate,)  v.  t.    To  instruct,  to  introduce  into  a  new  state  or 

society. 
IN-I"TIA-TED,  (in-ish'at-ted,)  pp.  or  a.    Instructed,  entered. 
IN-I"TIA-TO-RY,  (in-ish'a-to-ry,)  a.    Introductory. 
IN-QUt'RY,  n.    The  act  of  inquiring,  interrogation. 
IN-SA'TIA-BLE,  (in-sa'sha-bl,)  a.    Incapable  of  being  satisfied. 
IN-SIG'NI-A,  (in-sig'ne-ah,)  n.pL    Badges  or  marks  by  which  any  thing  is 

distinguished. 

TUNE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.— C  as  K;  G  as  J;  S  as  Z; 
CH  as  SH  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


56  THE  OUTIIOEPIST. 


IN-SI'TU,  L.    In  its  original  situation  or  bed. 

IN  STA-TU  QUO,  L.    In  the  former  state  or  condition. 

IN-TACT',  a.    Untouched,  unused. 

IN'TE-GRAL,  a.    Whole,  entire,  making  part  of  a  whole. 

IN-TER'MENT,  M.    The  act  of  depositing  a  dead  body  in  the  earth. 

IN-TER-NA'TION-AL,  a.    Existing  and  regulating  the  mutual  intercoui'se 

between  different  nations. 
IN  TER-RO'REM,  />.     For  a  terror  or  warning. 
IN  TO'TO,  L.    Wholly,  entirely. 
IN  TRAN'SI-TU,  L.    In  passing,  or  on  the  way  out. 
IN-TIRE',  (in-yure',)  v.  t.    To  habituate,  to  accustom, 
IN-T}R'ED,  (in-yurd',)  pp.    Accustomed,  hardened  by  use. 
IR-RE-FRA'GA-BLE,  a.    That  can  not  be  refuted  or  overthrown. 
IR-REP'A-RA-BLE,  a.    That  can  not  be  repaired  or  recovered. 
IR-REP'A-RA-BLY,  adv.    In  a  manner  that  precludes  recovery. 
IR-RES'PI-RA-BLE,  o.    Unfit  for  respiration ;  as,  irrespirable  air. 
IR-REVO-CA-BLE,  a.    Not  to  be  recalled  or  revoked. 
IR-REV'0-€A-BLY,  adv.    Beyond  recall. 

IS'O-LA-TED,  pp.  or  a.    Standing  detached  from  others  of  a  like  kind. 
IS-0-LA'TION,  n.    State  of  being  isolated. 


RAILROAD  TO  THE  PACIFIC. 

Initiatory  steps  have  recently  been  taken  for  the  con- 
struction of  a  raih-oad  over  the  ahnost  impassable  region 
now  lying  intact  between  the  Mississippi  River  and  the 
Pacific  Ocean.  The  indisputable  impetus  which  would 
be  given  to  the  business  of  the  country,  by  this  incom- 
parable international  communication,  is  proved  in  an 


TIIH  OHTIIOEPIST.  57 

irrefragable  manner  by  one  who  is  an  acknowledged 
illustrator  of  the  movement. 

The  productions  of  India  and  the  Indies,  in  transitu 
by  this  route,  witl  indisputably  have  a  freshness  and 
flavor  to  which  the  insatiable  gourmand  is  now  an  utter 
stranger.  Here,  then,  is  a  theme  on  which  the  improv- 
isatore  can  improvise,  with  ample  materials  for  his 
idyls.  The  loss  of  life  and  property  is  incomparably 
greater  on  the  overland  route  now  than  by  any  other. 
The  emigrant,  though  inured  to  hardship,  meets  with 
irrepai-able  misfortunes ;  and  when  inextricably  and 
irreparably  involved  in  trouble  by  almost  infinite  priva- 
tions, and  perhaps  even  by  the  interment  of  his  wife  or 
his  child,  whose  infantile  frame  it  was  impossible  for 
him  to  inure  to  the  hardships  of  the  journey,  he  is  then 
in  such  an  imbecile  state  of  body  as  to  make  but  feeble 
resistance  to  the  inhospitable  Indian.  These  illustrative 
remarks  are  designed  to  show  the  fate  which  irrevoca- 
bly attends  those  who  emigrate  by  land  under  existing 
circumstances.  With  a  good  railroad  most  of  these 
difficulties  are,  of  course,  obviated. 

Tlie  incongruous  population  of  Europe,  where  inex- 
oi'able  tyranny  sits  like  an  incubus  on  the  people,  on 
arriving  in  this  country  can,  instead  of  dooming  them- 
selves to  inextricable  and  irrevocable  poverty  in  the 
large  Atlantic  cities,  and  inhaling  the  irrespirable  air 
of  contracted  apartments,  go  at  once  into  the  Western 
country,  where,  instead  of  choosing  isolated  farms,  thev 


58  THE  OKTHOEl'IST. 


may  build  up  small  villages,  and  establish  schools, 
where  an  integral  education  may  be  obtained,  and  their 
children  may  become  thoroughly  initiated  in  republican 
principles.  It  is  quite  inexplicable  that  so  many  of  the 
pioneers  of  the  West  should  persist  inexorably  in  re- 
maining in  isolation  from  each  other,  resting  satisfied 
with  the  mere  infinitesimal  amount  of  information  which 
their  children  receive  in  consequence  of  the  disadvan- 
tages of  their  situation. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  69 


J,  K. 

JA€)'0-BIN,  (jak'o-bin,)  n.    In  France,  a  violent  revolutionist  in  1789. 

JAG-tJ-AR',  n.    The  American  tiger  or  ounce  of  Brazil. 

JAL'AP,  n.    The  root  of  a  Mexican  plant,  a  species  of  convolvulus. 

JAUN'DICE,  (jtin'dis,)  n.  A  disease  characterized  by  yellowness  of  the 
eyes,  skin,  &c. 

JAUNT,  (jiint,)  ?i.    An  excursion — a  short  journey. 

JAVE'LIN,  (jav'lin,)  n.    A  sort  of  spear  about  five  feet  long. 

JA'VA,  n.    One  of  the  East  India  islands. 

JET  D'EAU',  (zha-do',)  n.  Fr.    A  throw  of  water. 

JEU'  DE  MOTS',  (zhu'de-mo',)  Fr.    A  play  upon  words— a  pun. 

JEU'  D'ES-PRIT',  (zhu'de-spree',)  n.  JV.    A  witticism— a  play  of  wit. 

JO-€oSE',  (jo-kose',)  a.    Given  to  jokes,  merry,  waggish. 

JOe'UND,  (jok'und,)  a.    Gay,  lively,  sportive. 

JOINT'XIRE,  (joint'yur,)  n.  An  estate  settled  on  a  woman  iu  consideration 
of  marriage. 

JU-DI"CIA-RY,  (jii-dish'a-re,)  n.  The  system  of  courts  of  justice  in  a  gov- 
ernment. 

JUL'IAN,  (jule'yan,)  a.  Noting  the  old  account  of  the  year,  as  regulated  by 
Julius  Caesar. 

JUNIOR,  (jun'yor,)  a.    Younger,  not  as  old  as  another. 

JC'BOR,  n.    One  that  serves  on  a  jiuy. 

KA-LEID'0-S€OPE,  (ka-lyde'o-skope,)  n.    An  instrument  which  exhibits 

an  infinite  vaiiety  of  beautiful  colors  and  forms. 
KET'TLE,  (ket'tl,)  n,    A  vessel  of  iron  or  other  metal,  used  for  heating 

water,  &c. 

m 
FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 

NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  UNITE.— AN' 

GER,  Vl'ClOUS.- €  as  K  ;  G  as  J ;  $  as  Z ;  CII  as  Sll ;  TII  as  In  THIS. 


60  THE  ORTHOEl'IST. 


KHAN,  (kawn,)  n.    Among  the  Tartars,  a  king  or  prince ;  in  Persia,  a 

governor. 
KI-OSIC,  (ke-osk',)  71.    A  Turliish  open  summer-house. 
KNOLL,  (nole,)  Jt.    A  little  round  hill  or  mount. 
KNOUT,  (iiowt.)  n.    An  instrument  of  punishment  in  Russia,  consisting  of 

a  strap  of  leather. 
KNOWL'EDGE,  (nol'lej,)  n.    Learnmg,  illumination  of  mind,  skill. 
KRA'AL,  71.    Among  the  Hottentots,  a  village ;  a  collection  of  huts. 


THE    ARTIST. 

An  acquaintance  of  mine,  who  had  some  knowledge 
of  judiciary  matters,  and  who  had  the  previous  day 
been  sitting  as  a  juror  in  settling  a  question  of  jointure, 
made  an  appointment  with  me  to  take  a  short  jaunt, 
for  the  purpose  of  visiting  the  rooms  of  a  young  artist. 

On  arriving,  we  found  the  young  aspirant  looking 
somewhat  pale,  having,  by  the  help  of  jalap  and  a 
jocose  disposition,  but  just  recovered  from  an  attack  of 
the  jaundice. 

He  received  us  in  a  jocund  manner,  and  alluding 
with  a  jeu  d'esprit  to  his  recent  illness,  invited  us  to 
examine  his  fanciful  productions.  The  painting  di- 
rectly in  front  of  us  was  of  a  coarse  character,  but  dis- 
play^ much  artistic  skill  in  design  and  coloring.  It 
represented  a  Hottentot  kraal,  with  one  of  the  natives, 
in  the  act  of  throwing  a  javelin  at  an  animal  resembling 


THE  ORTUOEPIST.  61 


the  jaguar  of  South  America,  and  also  in  some  points 
resembhng  the  tiger  of  Java,  while  a  group  of  women 
appeared  to  be  cooking  something  in  a  huge  kettle. 

Further  on  appeared  one  of  the  leading  Jacobins  of 
the  French  Revolution :  he  was  looking  into  a  kaleido- 
scope, while  in  the  foreground  there  was  a  beautiful 
jet  d'eau.  The  last  and  most  finished  painting  we  saAV 
represented  the  Khan  of  Tartary,  reclining  in  a  kiosk, 
situated  on  a  knoll,  witnessing  the  punishment  of  a  de- 
linquent by  the  knout.  We  left  our  artist  to  the  quiet 
pui'suit  of  his  favorite  occupation,  fully  impressed  with 
the  belief  that  he  was  not  destined  long  to  remain  un- 
known to  fame. 

G 


62  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


LAIRD,  n.    A  person  of  superior  rank,  a  lord :  (Scottish.) 

LAM'ENT-A-BLE,  a.    To  be  lamented,  deserving  sorrow. 

LAM'ENT-A-BLY,  adv.    Mournfully,  with  expressions  of  sorrow. 

LANCE,  (liins,)  v.  t.    To  pierce  with  a  lance  or  sharp  instrument. 

LANCED,  (lanst,)  pp.    Pierced  with  a  lancet. 

LAND'WEHR,  (land'ware,)  n.    In  Austria  and  Prussia,  the  militia. 

LANG-StNE',  adv.    Long  ago :  (Scottish.) 

LAN"GUOR,  Oang"gwor,)  n.    Feebleness,  dullness,  lassitude  of  body. 

LAR'YNX,  (lar'inlcs,)  n.    A  cavity  in  the  upper  part  of  the  windpipe. 

LASS,  n.    A  girl,  applied  particulai-ly  to  a  coimtry  girl. 

LAS'SO,  n.    A  rope  with  a  noose,  used  for  catching  wild  horses. 

LAST,  a.    The  latest ;  as,  the  last  hour,  the  last  week,  &c. 

LAST'ING,  ppr.    Continuing  in  time,  enduring. 

LATH,  n.    A  thin  slip  of  wood,  nailed  to  the  studs  to  support  tlie  plastering. 

LAUD'A-NU&I,  Oawd'a-num,)  n.    Tinctiu-e  of  opium. 

LAUGH,  (liiff,)  n.    An  expression  of  mirth  peculiai-  to  the  human  species. 

LAUGH' A-BLE,  (liiff'a-bl,)  a.    That  may  justly  excite  laughter. 

LAUGIl'TER,  (liifif'ter,)  n.    Convulsive  merriment. 

LAUNCH,  (liinch,)  v.  t.    To  cause  to  slide  from  the  land  into  the  water. 

LAUN'DRESS,  (liin'dress,)  n.    A  washerwoman. 

LAUN'DRY,  (liin'dry,)  n.    The  place  where  clothes  are  Wiished. 

LAUS  DE'O,  (lauz-de'o,)  L.    Praise  to  God. 

LA'VA,  (lay'vah,)  n.    Mineral  matter  thrown  from  volcanoes. 

LEARN'ED,  (lernd,)  pp.    Obtained,  as  knowledge  or  infoimation. 

LEARN'ED,  (lern'ed,)  a.    Versed  in  literature  and  science. 

LEARN'ED-LY,  (lern'ed-ly,)  adv.    With  learning  or  erudition. 

LE€'TIIRE,  (lekt'yur,)  n.    A  discom'se  read  or  pronounced  on  any  subject. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  63 


LEG' ATE,  n.    An  envoy,  the  pope's  embassador  to  a  foreign  state. 
LE'GEND,  (lee'genJ,)  n.    A  chronicle — any  memorial  or  relation. 
LE(i'IS-LA-TIVE,  (lej'is  la-tiv,)  a.    Giving  or  enacting  laws,  as  a  legislative 

body. 
LEG'IS-LA-TOR,  (lej'is-Ia-tor,)  n.    One  who  makes  laws  for  a  state. 
LE6'1S-LA-TIJ:RE,  (led'jis-lat-yur,)  n.    The  body  of  men  in  a  state  who 
make  the  laws. 

Note, — In  the  three  words  above,  the  accent  is  nearly  equal  on  the  first  and  third 
syllables,  and  a  in  the  third  has  its  first  or  long  sound. — Dr,  IVtbster, 

LE'NI-ENT,  (lee'ne-ent,)  a.    Softening,  mitigating,  assuasive. 

LE'THE,  (le'the,)  n.  In  Greek  mythology,  a  river  of  the  infernal  regions, 
whose  waters  were  said  to  cause  forgetfulness  of  the  past :  hence,  oblivion. 

LET'TUCE,  Get'tis,)  n.    The  popular  name  of  a  salad. 

LEVEE,  n.  The  bank  of  a  river— the  concourse  of  persons  who  visit  a 
great  personage  in  the  morning. 

LEVER,  ji.  A  bar  of  metal  or  wood,  turning  on  a  support  called  the  ful- 
crum. 

LEX-IG'RA-PHY,  n.    The  art  or  practice  of  defining  words. 

Li'AI-SON,  (le'a-zong,)  ?i.  Fr.    A  union,  or  bond  of  miion. 

LIB'ER-TINE,  (lib'er-tin,)  «.  A  man  who  lives  without  restraint  of  the 
animal  passions. 

LICO-RICE,  (lik'o-ris,)  ji.  The  name  of  a  plant,  the  root  of  which  abounds 
with  a  sweet  juice. 

LIEtJ-TEN'ANT,  (lii-ten'ant,)  n.  The  second  commissioned  ofHcer  in  a  com- 
pany, &c. 

LIG'NUM-VI'T^,  71.  The  popular  name  of  a  U'ee  having  its  wood  Ann 
and  solid. 

LI'LAC,  (li'Iak,)  n.    A  shrub  of  the  genus  Syringa,  a  native  of  Persia. 

LIN'EI!,  (iTne'er,)  n.    A  vessel  belonging  to  a  regular  line  of  packets. 

LIQ'UID-ATE,  (lik'wid-ate.)    To  cleai--to  settle— to  adjust. 

LIQ'UOR,  (lik'ur,)  n.     A  liquid  or  fluid  substance,  as  milk,  sap. 

TONE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN"GER,  Vl"CIOUS.— €  asK;<iasJ;SasZ; 
CHasSH;  Tfl  as  in  THIS. 


64  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


LIT-ER-A'TI,  n.  pi.    The  learned  men,  men  of  erudition. 

LITER- A-TTJRE,  n.    Learning,  the  collective  body  of  literary  productions. 

LITH'ARgE,  n.    A  serai-vitreous  oxyd  of  lead. 

LI-THOG'RA-PHY,  71.  The  art  of  tracing  designs  on  stone,  and  of  transfer- 
ring them  by  impression. 

LI-THOG'RA-PHER,  n.    One  who  practices  lithography. 

LOAM,  (lonie,)  n.    A  natural  mixture  of  sand  and  clay. 

LOg'I€,  (lod'jik,)  n.    The  art  of  thinking  and  reasoning  justly. 

LOU'IS-D'OR',  (loo'e-dore',)  n.  Fr.  A  gold  coin  of  France,  equal  to  about 
$4.  44. 

LUM-Ba'GO,  n.    A  pain  in  the  loins  and  small  of  the  back. 

LU'SUS  N  A-TU'R^,  L.    Sport  or  freak  of  nature. 

LY-CE'UM,  (li-se  urn,)  n.  A  literary  society — a  house  appropriated  to  in- 
struction by  lectures,  &c. 


CONGRESS. 

There  are  many  laughable  as  well  as  lamentable 
events  transpiring  during  some  of  the  sessions  of  our 
national  legislature.  But  during  the  last  session  of 
this  learned  body  of  legislators,  in  "which  the  com- 
promise bill  was  duly  consigned  to  the  waters  of  Lethe, 
there  was  not  much  occasion  for  laughter,  or  hardly 
any  thing  occurring  to  create  a  laugh,  owing  to  the 
agitated  state  of  the  country,  and  the  importance  of 
the  questions  to  be  settled  by  the  legislative  wisdom  of 
the  representatives  of  the  people. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  65 


About  the  middle  of  .the  session,  a  member  of  the 
house  began  to  launch  forth  very  learnedly  into  a  wide 
field  of  discussion :  he  charged  those  with  whom  he 
diftei'ed  in  opinion  as  being  lamentably  deficient  in  human 
foresight,  exposed  the  logic  of  his  opponents,  repeated 
a  legend  about  literature,  which  was  perfectly  applica- 
ble to  the  subject,  and  made  a  lasting  impression  on 
the  minds  of  some  of  his  auditors. 

One  gentleman  who  listened  to  the  speech,  and  who 
had  visited  Washington  for  the  purpose  of  procuring  a 
patent  for  the  manufacture  of  lath,  and  litharge  from  a 
species  of  loam,  spoke  quite  favorably  of  the  effort  of 
the  member. 

A  valuable  and  influential  member  of  the  house  was 
taken  with  lumbago  in  the  month  of  March,  in  conse- 
quence of  some  exposure  while  attending  a  lecture  at 
the  Lyceum  or  a  levee  at  the  President's  house.  His 
physician  prepared  a  lenient  tincture,  consisting  of 
laudanum,  licorice,  lilac  and  lettuce  leaves,  which  dis- 
sipated his  languor,  and  restored  him  to  his  usual 
health ;  and  he  would  soon  have  been  in  his  usual 
place  in  the  house,  if  a  troublesome  swelling  had  not 
appeared  on  his  larynx,  which  required  the  lance  of 
the  doctor.  His  laundress  brought  the  necessary  band- 
ages from  the  laundry,  the  boil  was  lanced,  and  the 
member  was  in  his  place  in  time  to  vote  on  an  import- 
ant question. 

During  the  last  week  of  the  sitting,  a  hthographer, 
6* 


66  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


skilled  in  all  the  branclies  of  lithograplij^  exhibited 
some  specimens  of  his  art,  which  he  had  finished  while 
in  Europe.  The  likeness  of  the  Pope's  legate,  a  Scot- 
tish laird,  and  several  of  the  literati,  were  admirably 
done.  The  stone  on  which  he  worked  was  made  of 
lava,  and  the  lever  of  lignum- vitse. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  67 


M. 

MA-DEI'RA,  (ma-da' rU,)  n.    A  rich  wine  made  in  the  Isle  of  Madeira. 
MA-DErRA-NUT,  (ma-da'rii-nut,)  71.    A  species  of  walnut  with   a  thm 

sheU,  from  the  Island  of  Madeira. 
MAD-EM-OI-SELLE',  (mad-mwa-zel',)  71.  Fr.    The  title  given  to  a  young 

woman. 
MAEL'STROM,  (miil'strom,)  n.    A  whirlpool  on  the  coast  of  Norway. 
MA6-GI0'RE,  (maj-jo'ra,)  a.  It.    In  music,  greater. 
MA'6I,  (ma'jy,)  n.  pi.  L.    Wise  men  or  philosophers  of  the  East. 
MAGNA  CIIAR'TA,  (Snag'na-kar'til,)  11.  L.    Great  chai-ter,  a  constitution 

which  guarantees  rights  and  privileges. 
MAG-NA-NIM'I-TY,  n.    Greatness  of  mind,  disinterestedness. 
MAG-N£'SIA,  (mag-ne'zha,)  n.    A  soft  white  powder  without  taste  or  smell. 
MAG-N£'T0  E-LE€-TRIC'I-TY,  n.    Electricity  evolved  by  magnets. 
MAIN'TE-NANCE,  (mane'te-nans,)  n.    Means  of  support,  sustenance. 
MA'LiI€,  (ma'lik,)  a.    Pertaining  to  apples ;  as,  malic  acid. 
MALL,  (mal,)  n.    A  public  walk— a  level  shaded  walk. 
MALM'SEY,  (mam'ze,)  n.    The  name  of  a  sort  of  grape,  and  also  of  a 

strong  sweet  wine. 
MA'LUM  IN  SE,  L.    An  evil  in  itself. 
MAM-MA',  (mam-mah',)  n.    A  familiar  word  for  mother. 
MAN-DA'AIUS,  n.    A  command  or  writ  issuing  from  a  court. 
MAN-DA-RiN',  (man-da-reen',)  n.    In  China,  a  magistrate. 
MA-NEgE',  (ma-nazhe',)  n.    The  art  of  horsemanship,  or  training  horses. 
MA'NES,  (ma'nez,)  n.  pi.    The  ghost  of  a  deceased  person  ;  and  among  the 

ancient  pagans,  the  infernal  deities. 
MA-NEU'VER,  (ma-nQ'ver,)  n.    Management,  de.xtrous  movement. 
MA-NEU'VER,  (ma-nu'ver,)  v.  t.  To  change  the  positions  of  troops  or  ships. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PRKY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN" 
r,ER,  Vr'ClOUS.— €  as  K  ;  ft  .as  J ;  S  as  Z  ;  CH  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


68  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


MA-NEtJV'ER-ER,  (ma-nuv'er'r,)  n.    One  who  maneuvers. 

ft 
MAN"GO,  (mang'go,)  n.    Green  fruit  of  the  mango-tree  pickled ;  also,  a 

green  muskmelon  pickled. 

MA'NI-A,  (ma'ne-ah,)  n.    Madness. 

MA'NI-A  A  PO'TU,  n.  L.    Madness  from  drinking. 

MA-NIP'TJ-LATE,  v.  t.    To  work  or  operate  with  the  hands. 

MA-NIP-tJ-LA'TION,  71.    Work  by  the  hand— manual  operation. 

MAN'OR,  n.    A  gentleman's  seat,  the  land  belonging  to  a  lord  or  nobleman. 

MANSE,  (mans,)  ?i.    A  parsonage-house— a  fai'in. 

MAN'TUA-MAK'ER,  (man'tu-mak'er,)  n.  One  who  makes  gowns  for 
ladies. 

MAN-XI-FA€'TIJRE,  (man-yu-fakt'ym-,)  v.  t.  To  fabricate  from  raw  ma- 
terials, by  the  hand  or  machinery,  into  forms  convenient  for  use. 

MAR-A-NA'THA,  71.  Syriac.  A  word  used  by  the  Apostle  Paul  in  express- 
ing a  cuj'se. 

MA-RAUD'ER,  (ma-rawd'er,)  n.    A  rover  in  quest  of  plunder. 

MA-RAUD'ING,  (ma-rawd'ing,)  pp.  or  a.    Roving  in  seai'ch  of  plunder. 

MAR'CHION-ESS,  (mUr'shun-ess,)  71.    The  wife  or  widow  of  a  marquis. 

MART-GOLD,  n.    A  plant  beai'ing  a  yellow  flower. 

MA-RINE',  (ma-reen',)  a.    Pertaining  to  the  sea. 

MART-TIME,  (mar'i-tim,)  a.    Relating  to  the  sea ;  as,  maritime  affairs. 

MAR-QUEE',  (mar-ke',)  n.  Fr.    A  large  field-tent. 

MAS'€U-LINE,  (mas'ku-lin,)  a.    Having  the  qualities  of  a  man. 

JlASK,  n.    A  cover  for  the  face — a  visor. 

MASS,  n.    Bulk,  a  body  of  matter ;  as,  a  mass  of  iron. 

MAS'SA-€RE,  (mas'sa-ker,)  n.  The  murder  of  an  individual,  or  the  slaugh- 
ter of  numbers  of  human  beings. 

MAS'SA-CRED,  (mas'sa-kurd,)  pp.  or  a.  Barbarously  or  indiscriminately 
murdered. 

MAS'S A-€RING,  (raas'sa-kring,)  ppr.  Barbarously  or  indiscriminately  mur- 
dering. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARiNE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BQQK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  G9 


MASS'IVE,  (inass'iv,)  a.    Heavy,  weighty,  ponderous. 

MAST,  11.    A  long,  round,  upright  piece  of  timber  to  which  the  yards,  sails, 

and  rigging  of  a  vessel  are  attached. 
MAS'TER,  n.    A  man  who  rules  or  directs  either  men  or  business. 
MA-TE'RI-EL,  (ma-ta're-el,)  n.  Fr.    That  which  constitutes  the  materials  in 

a  complex  system;  as,  the  baggage  and  munitions  of  an  army,  in  dis- 
tinction from  the  men. 
MAT'IN,  a.    Pertaining  to  the  morning. 

MAU-S0-L£'AN,  (maw-so-le'an,)  a.    Pertaining  to  a  mausoleum. 
MAU-S0-L£'UM,  n.    A  magnificent  tomb  or  sepulchral  monument. 
MAU-VAISE'-HONTE',  (mo-vaz'-ont',)  n.  Fr.    Bashfulness,  false  modesty. 
M  AY'OR,  11.    The  chief  magistrate  of  a  city. 
MEA'GER,  (me'gur,)  a.    Thin,  lean,  destitute  of  flesh. 
MEA$'IJR-A-BLE,  (mezh'ur-a-bl,)  a.    That  may  be  measured. 
MEAS'IJRE,  (mezh'ur,)  n.    The  whole  extent  or  dimensions  of  a  thing. 
ME€H'AN-IST,  (mek'an-ist,)  n.    One  skilled  in  mechanics. 
MED'AL-UR-gY,  (med'al-ur-je,)  n.    The  art  of  making  and  striking  medals 

and  other  coins. 
ME-Dt-E'VAL,  a.    In  history,  pertaining  to  the  middle  ages. 
ME-LANgE',  (ma-liinzh',)  n.  Fr.    A  mixture. 
ME-LEE',  (ma-Ia',)  n.  Fr.    A  fight  in  which  the  combatants  are  mingled  iu 

one  conftised  mass. 
MEL'IOR-ATE,  (mel'yor-ate,)  v.  t.    To  make  better,  to  improve. 
MEL-LIF'LU-OUS,  a.    Sweetly  flowing ;  as,  a  mellifluous  voice. 
MEL-0-DRA-MAT'I€,  a.    Pertaining  to  a  melodrame. 
MELrO-DRAM'A-TIST,  n.    One  skilled  in  melodrames,  or  who  prepare? 

them. 
MEL'O-DRAME,  n.    A  dramatic  performance  in  which  songs  are  inter 

mixed. 
MELrPOM'E-NE,  n.    The  muse  who  presides  over  tragedy. 
ME-MEN'TO  MO'RI,  i.    Be  mindful  of  death. 

TONE,  BULL,  tINITE.— AN"GER,  VI"ClOUS.— €  as  K;  e  as  J;  S  as  Z 
CH  as  SH  :  TH  as  in  THIS. 


70  THE  ORTIIOEPIST. 


MEM'OIR,  (mem'wor,)  n.  A  species  of  history  written  by  oue  who  had 
some  share  in  what  is  related. 

MEN' ACE,  (men'ase,)  n,    A  threat  or  threatening. 

MEN'A-CED,  (men' a.ste,)  pp.    Threatened. 

MEN-AG'E-EIE,  (men-azh'e-re,)  n.  A  yard  or  place  in  which  wild  animals 
ai'e  kept — also,  a  collection  of  wild  animals. 

MEN-SU-RA'TION,  (men-shu-ra'shun,)  n.  The  act,  process,  or  art  of  meas- 
uring. 

MER'CAN-TILE,  (mer'kan-til,)  a.  Trading,  commercial,  carrying  on  com- 
merce. 

ME-Ri'NO,  (me-re'no,)  n.    A  thin,  woolen  fabric,  made  of  merino  wool. 

ME'SIAL,  (me'zhal,)  n.  A  mesial  line,  in  anatomy,  is  a  longitudinal  line 
dividing  the  body,  or  any  member  or  organ,  into  two  equal  parts. 

MES'SIEURS,  (mesh'yerz,)  n.  pL,  Fr.  (pi.  of  monsiem-.)  Sirs,  gentlemen : 
abbreviated  to  Messrs. 

MET'AL-LUR-fcY,  n.    The  operation  of  separating  metals  from  their  ores. 

MET-RO-POL'I-TAN,  a.    Belonging  to  a  metropolis. 

ME'UM  ET  TU'UM,  L.    Mine  and  thine. 

MEW,  (mu,)  V.  i.    To  cry  as  a  cat. 

MEZ'ZO,  (med'zo,)  It.    In  music,  denotes  middle,  mean. 

MEZ'ZO-RE-Ll£V'0,  (med'zo-re-lev'o,)  n.  It.  A  middle  point  of  relief  in 
figm-es,  between  high  and  low  relief. 

MEZ'ZO-VO'CE,  (med'zo-vo'cha,)  It.  In  music,  a  medium  fullness  of 
sound. 

MI-AS'MA,  (ml-az'mali,  pi.  miasmata,)  n.  Infecting  substances  floating  in 
the  air 

MID'SIIIP-MAN,  n.    In  ships  of  war,  a  kind  of  naval  cadet. 

MIGN-ON-NETTE',  (min-yon-et',)  n.  An  annual  flowering  plant,  having 
the  scent  of  raspberries. 

MI-L1"TIA,  (me-lish'ii,)  n.  The  body  of  soldiers  in  a  state  enrolled  for  dis- 
cipline. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PRE  Y.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BOOK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  Vl 


MIN-ER-AL'0-6Y,  n.  The  science  which  treats  of  llie  properties  of  miu- 
eral  substances. 

JII-RAB'I-LE  Die'TU,  L.    VVonclerfiil  to  tell,  or  be  told. 

MI-RA6E',  (me-riizhe',)  n.  An  optical  illusion,  arising  from  an  unequal  re- 
fraction in  the  lower  strata  of  the  atmosphere,  and  causing  remote  objects 
to  be  seen  double. 

MIS'CHIEV-OUS,  (mis'che-vus,)  a.    Hai-mful,  injiu-ious. 

MIS-€ON'STRCE,  v.  t.    To  interpret  erroneously. 

MIS-€ON'STRU-ED,  (mis-kon'strude,)  pp.    En-oneously  interpreted. 

MIS'SILE,  (mis'sil,)  n.  A  weapon  thrown  or  intended  to  be  thrown ;  as,  a 
lance,  stone,  &c. 

MO-LAS'SES,  (mo-las'sez,)  n.  The  syrup  which  drains  from  Muscovado 
sugar  while  cooUng. 

MO-LE€'TJ-LAR,  a.    Belonging  to  or  consisting  of  molecules. 

MO'LOCH,  (mo'lok.)  n.  In  Scripture,  the  name  of  the  deity  of  the  Am- 
monites. 

MON'AD,  n.    An  ultimate  atom,  or  simple  unextended  point. 

MONK,  (munk,)  n.  A  man  who  retires  from  the  ordiuaiy  concerns  of  the 
world,  and  devotes  himself  to  religion. 

MON-0-MA'NI-A,  n.  Derangement  of  a  single  faculty  of  the  mind,  or  with 
regard  to  a  pai-ticular  subject. 

MON'0-STI€H,  (mon'o-stik,)  n.  A  composition  consisting  of  one  verso 
only. 

MON-SIEUR',  (mos-scer',)  n.  Fr.    Sir,  Mr. :  sometimes  used  for  a  Frenchman. 

IMOR-CEAU',  (mor-so',)  n.  Fr.    A  bit,  a  morsel. 

MORTGAGE,  (mor'gaje,)  n.  The  state  of  being  pledged  ;  as,  lands  given 
in  mortgage. 

MOT'LEY,  a.  Variegated  in  color,  composed  of  different  parts,  charac- 
ters, &c. 

MOUNT'AIN,  (mount'in,)  n.  A  large  mass  of  earth  and  rock  rising  above 
the  common  level  of  the  earth. 

TUNE,  BULL,  TINITE.— AN"GEIt,  VI"CIOUS.— €  a3K;CasJ;SasZ; 
en  as  SH  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


72  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


MtJ'CI-LA6E,  n.    In  chemistiy,  one  of  the  proximate  elements  of  vegetables. 
MUL€T'ED,  (mulkt'ed,)  pp.    Fined— punished  by  a  pecuniary  fine. 
MU-LET-EER',  n.    One  who  drives  mules. 

WUR'RAIN,  (mur'rin,)  n.    An  infectious  and  fatal  disease  among  cattle. 
MU-SE'UM,  (mu-ze'um,)  n.    A  repository  of  curiosities  or  of  works  of  art. 
MUS-TAcHE',  (mus-tash',)  n.    Long  hair  on  the  upper  lip. 
MUS-TAcH'ES,  (mus-tash'ez,)  n.,pl.  of  mustache. 
MU'TU-AL,  (mUt'yu-al,)  a.    Reciprocal,  interchanged. 

MU'TU-AL-LY,  (m&t'yu-al-le,)  adv.    Reciprocally— in  the  manner  of  giving 
and  receiving. 


THE  BRITISH   MUSEUM. 

The  reader  must  be  contented  with  a  mere  glimpse 
at  the  wonders  in  this  renowned  institution.  It  would 
require  volumes  to  give  a  detailed  account  of  all  the 
curiosities  in  this  central  depot  of  all  that  is  rare  and 
wonderful  on  our  globe. 

Here  may  be  seen  massive  figures  in  mezzo-relievo  ; 
the  original  manuscript  of  the  Magna  Charta  obtained 
by  the  barons  from  King  John ;  abundant  materials 
for  experiments  in  magneto  electricity ;  a  thousand 
specimens  of  mineralogy,  metallurgy,  and  medalurgy ; 
paintings  representing  mausolean  structures,  the  Mael- 
strom on  the  coast  of  Norway,  and  the  Mirage  at 
Reggio,  in  Italy, 

Also  marine  productions,  gathered  by  mercantile  en- 


THE  ORTIIOEl'IST.  73 


terprise  in  maritime  affairs,  and  articles  of  curious 
manufacture,  requiring  skillful  manipulations.  In  the 
department  of  wax-work,  one  may  obtain  from  the 
motley  throng  before  him  a  measurable  insight  of  \ir- 
tue  and  vice,  of  magnanimity  and  selfishness,  the  de- 
tails of  which  occupy  so  large  a  space  in  the  histories  of 
jiations. 

Among  the  figures  near  the  haughty  marchioness 
may  be  seen  a  mademoiselle,  holding  in  her  hand  a 
bouquet  made  of  the  mignonnette  and  marigold.  If  it 
were  possible  for  her  mellifluous  voice  to  be  heard,  it 
would  soften  the  heart  of  the  mascuhne  marauder, 
whose  lofty  figure  stands  near  by,  and  who  had  often 
been  detected  marauding  on  a  manor  in  the  north  of 
England,  but  was  finally  secured  after  massacring  the 
master  of  a  vessel. 

A  naval  officer,  with  a  formidable  mustache,  was 
holding  in  his  hand  his  own  memoir,  which  stated  that, 
after  going  before  the  mast,  he  was  promoted  to  the 
station  of  midshipman.  Being  menaced  by  an  enemy, 
while  attempting  to  maneuver  the  vessel  around  the 
Island  of  Madeira,  she  ran  aground  on  a  mass  of  stones. 
And  while  in  this  unpleasant  situation  he  was  exposed 
to  the  infectious  miasma  of  an  adjacent  marsh,  and  a 
malignant  fever  put  an  end  to  his  earthly  career. 

A  lord  mayor  of  a  metropolitan  city  will  next  attract 
the  attention  of  the  visitor.  He  once  served  as  a  com- 
mon soldier  in  the  militia.  And  if  the  report  is  true, 
1 


V4  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


he  shortened  his  days  by  his  excessive  mania  or  mono- 
mania for  Malmsey  wine.  Under  a  large  marquee,  on 
the  opposite  side,  was  one  of  the  eastern  magi,  having 
a  head  but  httle  larger  than  a  mango.  He  was  evi- 
dently not  much  of  a  maneuverer,  and  must  have  been 
indebted  for  his  maintenance  to  the  charity  of  the 
people. 

One  would  be  very  likely  to  misconstrue  the  charac- 
ter of  the  melodramatist,  if  his  apparently  mischievous 
countenance,  which  seems  to  express  a  kind  of  menace, 
was  any  indication  of  what  were  his  real  feelings.  But 
it  is  said  that  he  was  the  mover  of  an  important  meas- 
ure, tending  mutually  to  meliorate  the  condition  of  the 
people,  after  the  massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew. 

We  must  now  pass  rapidly  by  the  mantua-maker  in 
her  merino  shawl,  the  meager  mandarin  with  his  mask, 
the  monk  of  the  medieval  ages  over  his  matins,  the 
skillful  mechanist  with  his  head  filled  Avith  mensuration, 
and  who  was  killed  by  a  missile  in  a  melee  caused  by 
the  discovery  of  a  fraudulent  mortgage. 

Moloch,  and  Melpomene,  and  the  author  of  a  clever 
melodrame,  were  reclining  on  an  artificial  mall,  at  the 
foot  of  a  miniature  mountain,  each  with  a  monostich 
overhead,  so  that  their  functions  might  not  be  mis- 
construed by  the  visitor. 

In  this  endless  melange,  there  was  a  microscope  of 
such  magnifying  power,  that  the  smallest  molecular 
monads  were  made  to  appear  of  great  size.    A  singular 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  75 


stuffed  animal,  which  it  is  impossible  to  describe,  stood 
near  the  ornamental  mausoleum.  It  had  formerly  been 
in  a  menagerie,  but  died  of  murrain  or  some  other  dis- 
ease, or  in  consequence  of  partaking  too  freely  of  Ma- 
deira-nuts, and  a  morceau  of  magnesia,  which  was 
disguised  in  vegetable  mucilage  and  molasses.  A  man- 
damus was  issued  against  the  keeper  for  his  neglect, 
and  he  was  mulcted  in  a  large  sum  by  the  court. 


76  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


NA'DTE,  (na'dur,)  n.    That  point  of  the  hemisphere  directly  opposite  to 

tlie  zenith — the  point  directly  under  the  place  where  we  stand. 
NA'IAD,  (na'yad,)  n.     In  mythology,  a  water-nymph  ;  a  female  deity  that 

presides  over  rivers  and  springs. 
NA'IA-DES,  (na'ya-dez,)  n.  pi.    VVuter-nymphs.    In  conchology,  a  family  of 

fresh-water  bivalves. 
NA'iVE,  (nii'eve,)  a.  Fr.    Having  native  or  unaffected  simplicity — ingenuous. 
NAIVE-LY,  (nd'eve-ly,)  adv.    With  native  or  unaffected  simplicity. 
NA'JtVE-TE,  (nii'ev-ta,)  n.    Native   simplicity— unaffected  plainness  or  in- 
genuousness. V 
NAPE,  71.    The  prominent  joint  of  the  neck  behind. 
NAR-KA'TOR,  n.    One  that  narrates — one  that  relates  a  series  of  events  oi 

transactions. 
NA'SAL,  (na'zal,)  a.    Pertaining  to  the  nose — formed  or  affected  by  the 

nose  ;  as,  a  nasal  sound,  a  nasal  letter. 
NAS'Ty,  a.    Very  diily— foul,  disgustingly  filthy. 
NA'TION-AL,  (ua'shun-al  or  nash'un-al,)  a.    Pertaining  to  a  nation — public, 

general. 
NAT'tJ-RAL,  (nat'yu-ral,)  a.    Pertainmg  to  nature— produced  or  effected  by 

nature. 
NA'TIJRE,  (nat'yur,)  n.    A  word  that  comprehends  all  the  works  of  God — 

the  universe. 
NAU'SEA,  (uaw'shea,)  n.    Sickness  of  the  stomach— loathing,  squeamish- 

ness  of  the  stomach. 
NAU'SE-ATE,  (naw'she-ate,)  v.  t.    To  loathe— to  reject  with  disgust. 
NAU'SE-A-TED,  (naw'she-a-ted,)  pp.    Rejected  with  disgust. 
NAU'SEOUS,  (naw'shus,)  a.    Loathsome,  disgusting ;  as,  a  nauseous  di'ug 

or  medicine. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WH^T.- M£TE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BfRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


THE  OKTIIOEPIST.  77 


NE€-R0L'0-6Y,  (nek-rol'o-gy,)  n.    An  account  of  tlie  dead — a  register  of 

deaths. 
NE€'RO-MAN-CER,  (nek'ro-man-ser,)  71.    One  who  uses  enchantments  or 

conjurations. 
NECTAR-INE,  (nek'tar-in,)  71.    A  fruit  resembling  the  peach,  but  with  a 

smooth  rind. 
NE'ER,  (nai'e.)    A  contraction  of  never. 
NE  EX'E-AT,  L.    In  law,  a  writ  to  prevent  a  person  from  going  out  of  the 

country  without  a  license. 
NEG-LI-GEE',  (neg-le-zha',)  n.    A  kind  of  gown  formerly  worn. 
NE-GO'TIATE,  (ne-go'shate,)  v.  t.    To  procure,  or  establish  by  mutual  in- 
tercourse and  agreement. 
NE-GO'TIA-TED,  (ne-go'shate-ed,);;;).    Procured  or  obtained  by  agreement 

with  another. 
NE-GO-TI-A'TION,  (ne-go-she-a'shun,)  n.    The  act  of  negotiating. 
NE-GO'TIA-TOR,  (ne-go'sha-tor,)  n.    One  that  negotiates. 
NEI'THER,  (ue'ther  or  ni'ther.     The  former   pronunciation  prevails  in 

America :  the  latter  Is  now  common  in  England.)    Not  either — not  the  one 

or  the  other. 
NEPH'EW,  (nef'u.    English  authorities  pronounce  this  word  nev'u,)  n.   The 

son  of  a  brother  or  sister. 
NE'RE-ID,  n.    In  mythology,  a  sea-nymph. 

NERVINE,  (neiT'in,)  a.    That  has  the  quality  of  acting  upon  the  nerves. 
NICE,  (nese,)  n,    A  city  or  town  in  Italy. 

NI'CENE,  (nl'cene,)  a.    Pertaining  to  Nice,  a  town  of  Asia  Minor. 
NO'LENS  VO'LENS,  L.    Unwilling  or  wilhng— whether  he  will  or  not. 
NOL'LE  PROS'E-QUl,  L.    In  law,  these  words  denote  that  a  plaintiff  or 

attorney  for  the  public  withdraws  suit. 
NOM'  DE  GUERRE',  (nom'de-gar',)  Fr.    A  fictitious  name,  or  one  assumed 

for  a  time. 
NON'DE-S€RIPT,  n.    Any  thing  that  has  not  been  described. 

TCNE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.-€  as  K;  6  as  J;  S  as  Z; 
CH  asSH;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


78  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


NONE,  (none  or  nun,)  a.    Not  one,  (used  of  persons  or  things :)  "  There  is 

none  that  doeth  good ;  no,  not  one."    Ps.  xiv. 
NON-PA-REIL',  (non-pa-rel',)  n.    Excellence  unequaled— a  sort  of  apple — 

a  sort  of  very  small  printing-type. 
NON'PLUS-ED,  (nou'plust,)  pp.    Puzzled— put  to  a  stand. 
NON  SEQ'UI-TUR,  (non-sek'we-tur,)  L.    In  logic,  an  inference  which  does 

not  follow  from  the  premises. 
NOOSE,  (nooz,)  n.    A  running  knot,  which  binds  the  closer  the  more  it  is 

drawn. 
NOR'MAL  S€HOOL,  n.    An  institution  for  training  up  persons  to  teach 

common  schools. 
NORTH'-STAR,  n.    The  north  polar-star. 
NOTHING,  (noth'ing  or  nuth'ing,)  n.    Not  any  thing— nonentity— opposed 

to  something. 
NUN'CIO,  (nun'sho,)  n.    A  messenger— an  embassador  from  the  pope  to  an 

emperor  or  king. 
NUP'TIAL,  (nup'shal,)  a.    Pertaining  to  maiTiage;   as,  nuptial  rites  and 

ceremonies. 


THE  NAIVE  YOUNG  MAN. 

A  NAIVE  young  man,  who  had  been  sent  to  a  normal 
school,  was  far  more  fond  of  reading  poetry  about  the 
nereids,  or  naiad  and  naiades,  than  of  understanding  the 
difference  between  the  zenith  and  the  nadir.  His  na- 
ivete, however,  gradually  disappeared  after  he  naively 
consented,  during  a  recess  of  the  school,  to  assist  the 
keepers  of  a  menagerie  in  capturmg  a  strange-lookmg 
nondescript. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  79 


For,  while  attempting  to  throw  a  noose  over  the 
horns  of  this  production  of  nature,  he  was  nonpkised ; 
and  while  in  this  state  was  violently  thrown  upon  the 
ground,  receiving  a  severe  bruise  on  his  nasal  organ, 
and  another  on  the  nape  of  his  neck. 

When  taken  home,  he  was  troubled  with  a  nausea  to 
such  a  degree,  that  his  stomach  began  to  nauseate  all 
kinds  of  food,  and  even  nauseated  eatables  that  were 
never  considered  nauseous ;  such  as  the  nectarine,  and 
the  kind  of  apple  called  nonpareil. 

A  nervine  preparation  was  administered  to  him, 
which  had  the  effect  of  quieting  his  nerves ;  so  that  he 
was  able  to  sit  day  after  day,  with  his  negligee  on  his 
shoulders,  reading  in  the  work  of  an  interesting  narrator 
stories  and  anecdotes  about  the  nuptials  of  the  necro- 
mancer ;  the  travels  of  the  Pope's  nuncio,  engaged  in 
national  affairs ;  and  an  account  of  the  Nicene  Creed, 
composed  by  the  Council  of  Nice. 

The  uncle  of  the  young  man  endeavored  to  negotiate 
a  loan  in  order  to  defray  the  expenses  of  his  nephew. 
But  he  was  not  a  very  good  negotiator,  and  the  person 
with  whom  he  supposed  he  had  negotiated  informed 
him  afterward,  that  the  terms  of  the  negotiation  were 
not  sufficiently  definite. 


80  THK  ORTHOEPIST. 


©. 

OB'E-EON,  n.  The  king  of  the  fairies.  (See  Shakspeare'a  Midsummer 
Night's  Dream.) 

O-BES'I-TY,  n.    Excessive  falness— Incumbrance  of  flesh. 

O-BIT'XI-A-RY,  (o-bit'yu-a-ry,)  a.  Relating  to  the  decease  of  a  person  or 
persons. 

O-BLIgE',  (o-bllje',)  V.  t.  To  constrain  by  necessity — to  compel  by  physical 
force. 

0-BLI6'ED,  (o-blijd',)  pp.    Indebted,  favored,  compelled. 

OB-LIQUE',  (ob-like'  or  ob-leek',)  a.    Deviating  from  a  right  hne,  not  direct, 

OB-LIQUE'LY,  (ob-llke'ly,)  adv.  In  a  line  deviating  from  a  right  line— in- 
directly. 

OB-SCEN'I-TY,  (ob-sen'e-ty,)  n.    Impui-ity  in  expression  or  representation. 

OB-SERV-A'TOR,  (ob-zerv-a'tor,)  n.  One  that  observes  or  takes  notice— a 
remarker. 

0€-€ULT',  (ok-kult',)  a.  Hidden  from  the  eye  or  understanding— invisi- 
ble—secret. 

0-CE-AN'I€,  (o-she-an'ik,)  a.    Pertaining  to  the  ocean. 

0€-TA'VO,  (ok-ta'vo,)  n.  or  a.  A  book  or  form  in  which  a  sheet  is  folded 
into  eight  leaves. 

0€'It-LIST,  (ok'yu-list,)  n.  One  skilled  in  diseases  of  the  eyes,  or  one  who 
professes  to  cure  them. 

O-DE'ON,  n.    In  ancient  architecture,  a  kind  of  theater  in  Greece. 

O-DOR-IF'ER-OUS,  a.  Giving  scent— dififusiDg  fragrance— bearing  scent ;  as, 
odoriferous  gales. 

OF,  (ov,)  prep.    From  or  out  of— proceeding  from. 

0F-FI"C1ATE,  (of-flsh'ate,)  v.  i.  To  transact  the  appropriate  business  of  an 
office  or  public  trust. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— M£TE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  81 


OF-FI"ClA-TED,  (of-flsh'ate-ed,)  pp.    Performed  the  duties  of  an  office,  or 

the  office  of  another. 
OF-FI"CW-TING,  (of-fish'ate-ing,)  ppr,  or  a.    Performing  the  appropriate 

duties  of  an  office. 
OFT'EN,  (ofn,)  adv.    Frequently — many  times. 
O-GEE',  (o-j5',)  n.    In  architecture,  a  molding  consisting  of  two  members, 

the  one  concave,  the  other  convex. 
OIi-I-GAR€H'IC-AL,  (ol-e-gark'ik-al.)  a.    Pertaining  to  oligarchy,  or  goy- 

emraent  by  a  few. 
OLrl-GARCH'Y,  (ol-e-grirk'e,)  n.     A  form  of  government  in  which  the  su- 
preme power  is  placed  in  a  few  hands. 
O'LI-O,  (o'le-o,)  n.    A  collection  of  various  pieces — a  mixture — a  medley. 
OM'IN-OUS,  a.    Foreboding  or  presaging  evil. 
OM'IN-OUS-LY,  adv.    With  good  or  bad  omens. 
ON'  DIT,  (on'de,)  Fr.    They  say,  or  it  is  said  ;  hence,  a  flying  rumor. 
ON'ER-OUS,  a.    Burdensome — oppressive. 
ON'iON,  (un'yim,)  n.    A  well-known  plant  of  the  genus  Allium. 
O'NYX,  (6'uiks,)  n.    Chalcedony,  consisting  of  parallel  layere  of  different 

shades  of  color. 
OPH-THAL'MI€,  (of-thal'mik,)  a.    Pertaining  to  the  eye. 
OPH'THAL-JIY,  (ofthal-me,)  n.   Inflammation  of  the  eye,  or  its  appendages. 
OP-PUGN',  (op-pune',)  v.  t.    To  attack — to  oppose — to  resist. 
O-RANG'-OU-TANG', 71.    A  quadrumanous  mammal:  the  Simia  Satyrus. 
0R'€HES-TRA,  (or'kes-trii,)  n.    The  part  of  a  theater  appropriated  to  the 

musicians ;  also,  a  band  of  musicians. 
OR'DE-AL,  71.    Severe  trial — accurate  scrutiny. 
OR-GAN-I-Za'TION,  71.     Structure— form— suitable  disposition   of  parts 

which  are  to  act  together. 

In.  In  phUosophical  language,  a  term  nearly  synonymous 
with  method,  and  implying  a  body  of  rules  and  canons 
for  scientific  investigation. 


TONE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  asK;6asJ:SasZ; 
CH  as  SH  -,  TH  as  in  THIS. 


82  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


OR'GEAT,  (or'zhat,)  n.    A  liquor  extracted  from  barley  and  sweet  almonds. 
OR'I-FICE,  (or'e-fls,)  n.    The  mouth  or  apertui-e  of  a  tube,  pipe,  or  other 

cavity. 
0-RI'ON,  n.    A  bright  constellation  on  both  sides  of  the  equinoctial. 
OR'I-SON,  (or'e-zon.)  n.    A  prayer  or  supplication. 
OR'THO-E-PIST,  n.    One  who  pronounces  words  correctly. 
OR'THO-E-PY,  n.    A  correct  pronunciation  of  words. 
o'TI-UM  €UM  DIG-NI-TA'TE,  (o'she-um-kum-dig-ne-ta'te,)  L.    Dignifled 

leisure. 
OU-TRE',  (oo-tra',)  a.  Fr.    Out  of  the  common  course— extravagant. 
O-VER-CAST',  pp.    Clouded — overspread  with  gloom. 
O'VERT,  a.    Public— appai-ent — open  to  view. 
O-VER-TASK'ED,  (over-taskt',)  pp.  or  a.    Tasked  too  heavily. 


GREENWOOD   CEMETERY. 

In  this  delightful  resting-place  for  those  who  have 
passed  the  ordeal  of  death,  repose  the  remains  of 
many  who  have  officiated  in  high  stations,  and  Avhose 
souls  may  now  be  endowed  with  more  perfect  organi- 
zations, and  be  officiating  in  far  higher  stations  in  the 
spirit-land. 

During  the  calm  summer  evenings,  when  Orion 
shines  forth,  and  Oberon  is  out  with  the  fairies,  and 
the  gentle  odoriferous  breeze  fans  the  svdtry  air ;  at 
such  a  time  one  can  almost  commune  with  the  spirits 
of  the  dead. 

When  the  sky  is  not  overcast,  and  when  the  ob- 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  83 


servator  lias  not  already  overtasked  liis  physical  powers, 
he  will  find,  after  being  obliged  to  ascend  the  highest 
elevation,  an  oceanic  view  which  amply  repays  him  for 
his  exertions.  Where  one  is  troubled  with  onerous  or 
oppressive  obesity,  he  can  gain  the  same  hight  with 
less  fatigue  by  ascending  more  obliquely. 

By-the-by,  wc  Avill  oblige  the  reader,  who  may 
be  anxious  for  the  preservation  of  his  eyesight,  by 
stating  that,  during  a  lecture  at  the  Odeon  by  a  cele- 
brated oculist,  he  remarked  that  the  act  of  looking 
intently  upon  objects  at  a  distance  tended  to  produce 
ophthalmy  and  ophthalmic  diseases. 

In  passing  near  the  center,  one  may  observe  the 
monument  of  an  outre  author  of  a  somewhat  occult 
organvun.  A  little  further  on  may  be  read  the  obituary 
notice  of  one  who  had  predilections  in  favor  of  an  oli- 
garchical form  of  government,  and  who  wrote  an  olio, 
which  was  published  in  an  octavo  volume,  in  which  he 
explained  his  views  of  oligarchy. 

A  certain  person,  who  officiates  in  a  high  judicial 
station,  thought  proper  to  oppugn  the  views  of  the 
author.  He  pronounced  them  as  being  ominous  of  the 
fate  of  the  republic,  and  an  overt  attack  upon  the 
government. 


84  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


P. 

PA-CHA',  (pa-shaw',)  n.  In  the  Turkish  dominions,  a  governor  or  viceroy  ; 
a  bashaw  or  pashaw. 

PA-CIF-I€-A'T10N,  (pa-3if-ik-a'shun,)  n.  The  act  of  making  peace  between 
nations  or  parties  at  variance. 

PA-CIF'I€-A-TOR,  (pa-sif ik-a-tor,)  n.  One  who  restores  amity  between 
contending  parties ;  a  peacemaker. 

PA-CIF'IC-A-TO-RY,  (pa-sifilc-a-to-re,)  a.  Tending  to  make  peace — con- 
ciliatory. 

PAIR'ING-OFF,  n.  In  legislative  bodies,  a  practice  by  which  two  members 
of  opposite  political  opinions  agree  to  absent  themselves  from  voting 
during  a  stated  period. 

PAIR  OFF',  V.  i.    To  depart  from  a  company  in  pairs.    (See  pairing-off.) 

PAIX'HAN-GUN,  (pakes'han-gun,)  n.  A  howitzer  of  great  strength  for 
throwing  shells. 

PAL-AN-KEEN',  )  (pal-an-keen',)  n.    A  covered  carriage,  borne  on  the 

PAL-AN-QUiN',  )       shoulders  of  men,  used  in  India,  China,  &c. 

PA-LA'TIAL,  (pa-la'shal,)  a.    Pertaining  to  the  palate. 

PAL'A-TINE,  (pal'a-tin,)  n.  One  invested  with  royal  privileges ;  a  count 
palatine. 

PAL'FREY,  (pawl'fre,)  n.  A  small  horse  fit  for  ladies  ;  also,  a  nobleman's 
horse  for  state  purposes. 

PAL-LA'DI-UM,  n.  Primarily,  a  statue  of  the  goddess  Pallas;  something 
that  affords  defense  or  protection. 

PAL'MIS-TRY,  n.  The  art  of  telling  fortunes  by  the  lines  in  the  palm  of 
the  hand. 

PALM' Y,  (pilm'e,)  a.  Bearing  palms ;  hence,  flourishing,  prosperous,  vic- 
torious. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BQQK. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  85 


PANN'IER,  (pan'yer,)  n.  A  wicker-basket,  used  for  carrying  fruit  or  other 
things  on  a  horse. 

PAN-0-RA'MA,  (pan-o-rii'mah,)  ?i.  A  complete  view  iu  every  direction  ;  a 
picture. 

PANT,  V.  i.    To  palpitate — to  long — to  desire  ardently. 

PANT'ING,  n.    Palpitation — rapid  breathing — longing. 

PAN'TO-MIME,  n.  One  who  imitates  characters  without  speaking;  a  scene 
In  dumb  show 

PAP'lER-MA'CHE,  (pap'ya-ma'sha,)  n.  Fr.  A  hard  substance  made  of  a 
pulp  from  rags  or  paper,  and  used  for  ornamental  purposes. 

PA-PY'RUS,  71.  A  kind  of  reed,  of  which  the  ancients  made  a  material  for 
writing. 

PAR'A-CHUTE,  (par'a-shute,)  n.  An  instrument,  resembling  an  umbrella, 
to  prevent  the  rapidity  of  descent. 

PAR'A-aioUR,  (par'a-moor,)  n.    A  lover— a  wooer— a  mistress. 

PAR-A-QUET',  (par-a-ket',)  n.    A  small  species  of  parrot. 

PAR'ENT,  (pare'eut,)  n.  A  father  or  mother.  (The  pronunciation  pay'rent 
is  erroneous.) 

PARE,  V.  t.  To  shave  off  with  a  sharp  instrument;  as,  to  pare  an  apple  or 
an  orange. 

PA'RI-AH,  n.    The  name  of  the  lowest  class  of  people  in  Hindoostan. 

PA'RI  PAS'SU,  L.    With  equal  pace,  or  progress. 

PA-RIS'IAN,  (pa-riz'yan,)  n.    A  native  or  resident  of  Paris. 

PAR'LIA-MENT,  (par'le-ment,)  n.  The  legislative  body  in  England,  con- 
sisting of  the  House  of  I^ords  and  House  of  Commons. 

PAR-LIA-MENT'A-RY,  (par-le-ment'a-ry,)  a.  Pertaining  to  parliament- 
according  to  the  rules  of  legislative  bodies. 

PAR-NAS'SI-AN,  (par-nash'e-an,)  a.  Pertaining  to  Parnassus,  a  celebrated 
mountain  in  Greece. 

PARSE,  (pars,)  V.  t.  In  grammar,  to  show  the  several  parts  of  speech  com- 
posing a  sentence. 

TtJNE,  BULL,  IJNITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  as  K  ;  C  as  J;  S  as  Z; 
CH  as  SH  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


86  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


PAR-TERRE',  (piir-tar',)  n.  In  gai'dening,  a  level  division  of  ground  for  tho 
cultivation  of  flowers. 

PAR'TI-CEPS  €R1M'I-NIS,  L.    A  partaker  in  crime— an  accomplice. 

PaR'TI-CI-PLE,  (part'e-sip'I,)  n.  A  word  partaking  of  the  properties  of  a 
noun  and  a  verb  ;  as,  having. 

PAR-TIG'TJ-LAR-LY,  adv.    Smgly— distinctly — in  an  especial  mamier. 

PAR'VE-NC,  n.  Ft.    An  upstart,  or  one  newly  risen  into  notice. 

PAS€H,  (pask,)  n.    The  passover— the  feast  of  Easter. 

PAS€H'-EGG,  (pask'-egg.)  An  egg  colored,  and  presented  to  yomig  per- 
sons about  the  time  of  Easter. 

PASS,  V.  i.    To  move — to  go— to  proceed  from  one  place  to  another. 

PASS'] 


3'ED,  ) 

>  pp.  or  a. 

r,     S 


Ended,  accomplished — gone  by — enacted. 
PAST,       '  " 

PASSING,  ppr.  or  a.    Proceeding,  moving,  going  by— sm-passing,  eminent, 

PASS'OVER,  n.    A  feast  of  the  Jews. 

PAS'TiME,  n.  That  which  seiTCS  to  make  time  pass  agi-eeably- amuse- 
ment, 

PAS'TOR,  M.  A  minister  of  the  gospel  who  has  the  charge  of  a  church 
and  congi-egation — a  shepherd. 

PAS'TTJRE,  (piist'yur,)  n.  Ground  covered  with  grass,  to  be  eaten  on  the 
spot  by  cattle,  horses,  &c. 

PAT'ENT,  n.  A  writing  secm-ing  to  a  person  the  exclusive  riglit  to  an  in- 
vention. 

PATH,  n.    A  way  beaten  by  the  feet  of  man  or  beast. 

PATH'E-TISM,  (path'e-tizm,)  n.    Another  name  for  Mesmerism. 

PA'TIENCE,  (pashens,)  n.  The  suffering  of  afflictious  with  a  calm,  im- 
ruffled  temper. 

PA'TIENT,  (pa'shent,)  a.  Sustaining  afflictions  of  body  or  mind  witli  forti- 
tude— persevering. 

PAT-OIS',  (pat-waw',)  n.  Fr.  A  dialect  peculiar  to  the  lower  classes;  a 
provincialism. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METB,  PRKY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  87 


PA'TRI-OT  or  PAT'RI-OT,  n.    A  person  who  loves  his  country. 

PA'TRI-OT-I$M  or  PArRI-OT-ISM,  n.    Love  of  one's  country. 

PATRON  or  PATRON,  n.  One  who  countenances,  supports,  and  protects 
either  a  peraon  or  a  worlr. 

PATRON-ACE,  n.  Special  countenance  or  support— guardianship — advow- 
son. 

PATRON-IZE,  V.  t.    To  favor,  support,  or  countenance. 

PA-VE',  (pii-va',)  n.  Fr.    The  pavement. 

PE-€tJL'IAR,  (pe-Iiuryar,)  a.  Appropriate— belonging  to  a  person,  and  to 
him  only. 

PE-€ULrIAR'I-Ty,  (pe-liul-yar'e-te,)  n.  Something  peculiar  to  a  person  or 
thing. 

PE-CUN'IA-RY,  (pe-kun'ya-re,)  a.    Relating  to  money ;  as,  pecuniary  affairs. 

PE'DAL,  a.    Pertaining  to  the  foot. 

PED'AL,  71.  A  contrivance  attached  to  musical  instruments,  and  acted  upon 
by  the  foot. 

PED'ANT,  71.  A  schoolmaster— a  person  who  malses  a  vain  display  of  his 
learning. 

PED'ES-TAL,  n.  In  architecture,  the  part  which  sustains  a  column  or 
serves  as  its  foot. 

PEG'A-SUS,  n.  A  winged  horse— a  northern  constellation— a  genus  of 
fishes. 

PEN'CHANT,  (piin'shung,)  n.  Fr.    Inclination. 

PEN-IN'SU-LA,  (pen-in'su-lah,)  n.  A  portion  of  land  connected  with  a  con- 
tinent by  an  isthmus,  but  nearly  surrounded  by  water. 

PEN-I-TEN'TIA-RY,  (pen-e-ten'sha-re,)  n.  In  the  United  States,  a  state- 
prison,  a  work-house. 

PER-CHANCE',  adv.    Perhaps— by  chance. 

PER  DI'EM,  L.    By  the  day. 

PER'EMP-TO-RI-LY,  adv.    Absolutely— in  a  decisive  manner. 

PER'EMP-TO-RY,  a.    Positive — express— authoritative. 

TUNE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN"GER,  Vl"CIOUS.— €  as  K  ;  ft  as  J ;  S  as  Z ; 
CH  asSH;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


88  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


PER-I-TO-NE'UM,  n.  A  thin  membrane,  investing  the  whole  internal  sur- 
face  of  the  abdomen. 

PER-O-RA'TION,  n.  The  concluding  part  of  an  oration,  in  which  the 
speaker  recapitulates  the  principal  points. 

PER'QUI-SITE,  (per'kwe-zit,)  n.  A  fee  allowed  to  an  officer  in  lieu  of  a 
salary — a  fee  beyond  his  ordinary  salary. 

PER  SE,  L.    By  itself,  by  himself— apart  from  others. 

PER'SI-FLAtE,  (par'se-flazh,)  n.  Fr.  Light  talk,  in  which  all  subjects  are 
treated  with  banter. 

PER-SON-NEL',  (par-so-nel')  n.  Fr.  A  term  denoting  the  persons  employed 
in  public  sei'vlce,  as  the  army,  navy,  &c.,  as  distinguished  from  the  ma- 
teriel. 

PER'UKE,  (per'ruke,)  n.    An  artificial  cap  of  hair ;  a  periwig. 

PES'TLE,  (pes'l,)  n.  An  instrument  for  pounding  and  breaking  substances 
in  a  mortar. 

PET'IT-MAI'TRE,  (pet'te-ma'tr,)  n.  Fr.  A  spruce  fellow  that  dangles  about 
females ;  a  fop. 

PET'REL,  n.    A  name  common  to  the  long-winged,  web-footed  sea-fowls. 

PHAL'ANX,  (fal'anks,)  n.     A  body  of  troops— an  industrial  association. 

PHAR-MA-CEU'TI€S,  (far-ma-sii'tiks,)  n.  The  science  of  preparing  medi- 
cines. 

PHAR'YNX,  (far'inks,)  n.    The  upper  part  of  the  esophagus. 

PHIL-IS'TINE,  (fil-is'tin,)  n.    An  inhabitant  of  Palestine,  now  Syria. 

PHOS'PHOR-OUS,  (fos'for-us,)  a.  The  phosphorous  acid  is  formed  by  a 
combination  of  phosphorus  with  oxygen. 

PHTHI'SIS,  (thi'sis,)  ?i.  A  disease  of  some  part  of  the  pulmonary  appa- 
ratus. 

PHY-SI"CIAN,  (fe-zish'an,)  n.    A  person  skilled  in  the  art  of  healing. 

Pl-A'NO,  (pe-ii'no.)    In  music,  soft. 

Pi-A'NO-FOR'TE,  (pe-ii'no-for'ta,)  n.  A  well-known  musical  instrument,  of 
German  origin. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BQOK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  89 


PI€'Tl{RE,  (pikt'yur,)  v.    A  painting  or  drawing— a  resemblance. 

PIERCE,  (peers,)  v.  t.  To  penetrate — to  thrust  into  with  a  pointed  instru- 
ment. 

PI6'E0N,  (pij'un,)  n.    A  gallinaceous  bird  of  the  genus  Columba — a  dove. 

PINCH'BECK,  71.  An  alloy  of  copper  and  zinc,  resembling  gold  in  it3  ap- 
pearance. 

PI'O-NY,  (pi'o-ne,)  n.  An  herbaceous  plant,  bearing  large,  beautiful,  red 
flowers. 

PIQU'AN-CY,  (pik'an-sy,)  n.    Sharpness — pungency — severity. 

PIQU'ANT,  (pik'kant,)  a.    Pricking — sharp — tart— severe. 

PIR-OU-ETTE',  (pir-oo-et',)  n.    A  whirling  on  the  toes  in  dancing. 

PIS'CES,  (pis'sez,)  n.  pi.    The  fishes,  the  twelfth  sign  of  the  zodiac. 

PLACID,  (plas'id,)  a.    Quiet — gentle— undisturbed. 

PLA'6I-A-RISM,  (pla'je-a-rizm,)  n.  The  act  of  introducing  passages  from 
the  writings  of  others,  and  putting  them  olT  as  one's  own. 

PLA'GI-.\-RIST,  (pla'je-a-rist,)  n.  One  who  piirloins  the  writings  of  others, 
and  puts  them  off  as  his  own. 

PLA'6I-A-RY,  (pla'je-a-re,)  n.    A  thief  in  literatwe. 

PLAIT,  V.  t.    To  fold— to  double  in  narrow^treaks. 

PLAS'TER,  Ji.  A  mixture  of  lime,  water,  and  sand,  used  for  coating  the 
walls  of  houses. 

PliA-TEAU',  (pla-to',)  n.    A  plain— a  flat  surface— a  platter, 

PLEAS'tJR-A-BLE,  (plezh'ur-a-bl,)  a.    Pleasing— giving  pleasure. 

PLEAS'TJRE,  (plezh'ur,)  n.    Agreeable  sensations  or  emotions. 

PLE-BE'IAN,  (ple-be'yan,)  a.  Pertaining  to  the  common  people — vulgar ; 
as,  plebeian  minds. 

PLE-BE'IAN,  n.  One  of  the  common  people.  Usually  applied  to  the  com- 
mon people  of  ancient  Rome. 

PLE'IADS,  (ple'yadz,)        )  n.  pi.    In  astronomy,  the  seven  stars  situated 

PLE'IA-DES,  (ple'ya-dez,)  ^      in  the  neck  of  the  constellation  Taurus. 

PLE'NA-RY,  (pl55'na-re,)  n.    Entire,  full,  complete  ;  as,  a  plenary  consent. 

TUNE,  BULL,  TJNITE.- AN"GER,  VI"CI0US.— €  as  K  ;  6  as  J  ;  S  as  Z; 
CHasSH;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


90  THE  OKTHOEl'IST. 


PLEN-I-PO-TEN'TIA-RY,  (plen-e-po-ten'sha-re,)  n.  A  person  Invested  with 
full  powers  to  transact  any  business — an  embassador. 

PLoV'ER,  (pluv'er,)  n.  The  common  name  of  several  species  of  birds  of 
the  genus  Charadrius. 

PNEtJ-MO-NI'TlS,  (nQ-mo-ni'tis,)  n.    Inflammation  of  the  lungs. 

PO'ET-AS-TER,  n.    A  petty  poet— a  pitiful  rhymer. 

POIGN'AN-CY,  (poin'an-sy.)  ji.    Point— sharpness — the  power  of  irritation. 

POIGN'ANT,  (poin'ant,)  a.  Sharp— stimulating  the  organs  of  taste;  as, 
poignant  sauce ;  pointed — severe. 

POIGN'ANT-LY,  (poin'ant-ly,)  adv.    Keenly. 

POIS'ON,  (poiz'n,)  n.  Any  agent  capable  of  producing  a  morbid  or  danger- 
ous effect  on  animal  life. 

PO-LO-NAISE',  (po-lo-naze',)  )  n.    A  dress  adopted  from  the  fashion  of  the 

PO-LO-NE$E',  (po-lo-neze',)  )      Poles :  sometimes  woni  by  ladies. 

P0L-Y-N£'SIA,  (pol-e-ne'zha,)  n.  A  term  used  to  designate  numerous 
groups  of  islands  in  the  Pacific  Ocean. 

POL-Y-NE'SIAN,  (-ne'zhun,)  a.    Pertaining  to  Polynesia. 

POR'CE-LAIN,  (por'se-lin,)  7i.    The  finest  species  of  earthenware. 

POR'POISE,  (por'pus,)  n.  In  zoulogy,  a  term  applied  to  cetaceous  mam- 
mals of  the  genus  Phocaina. 

PORTE,  n.  The  government  of  the  Turkish  empiie,  oflicially  called  the 
Sublime  Porte. 

PORT-FO'LIO,  (port-fol'yo,)  n.    A  case  to  keep  loose  papeis  in. 

POR'TI-GO,  (por'te-ko,)  n.    A  covered  space  at  the  entrance  of  a  building. 

POR'TRAIT,  (poi''trate,)  7i.    A  picture  of  a  person,  di-awn  from  the  life. 

P6R-TRAY'ED,  (por-trade',)  pp.    Painted  or  drawn  to  the  life— described. 

P0S-T£'RI-0R,  a.    Later  or  subsequent  in  time. 

POS-T£'RI-ORS,  n.  pi.    The  hinder  parts  of  an  animal  body. 

POST'HU-MOUS,  (post'hu-mus,)  a.  Published  after  the  death  of  the  au- 
thor—bora  after  the  death  of  the  pai-ent. 

PO'TA-BLE,  (po'ta-bl,)  a.    Drinkable— that  may  be  drank. 


FATE,  FAR,  PALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BiRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


THE  OKTIIOEPIST.  91 


PO'TENT-ATE,  n.  A  porson  possessing  great  power :  a  sovereign— an  em- 
peror, &c. 

POU-clIONG',  (poo-shong',)  n.    A  kind  of  black  tea. 

PRA€'TICE,  (prak'tis,)  v.  t.  [The  ortliography  of  the  verb  ought  to  be  tho 
same  as  that  of  tho  noun.— JV.  JVebstcr.]  To  do  or  perform  frequently  or 
habitually. 

PRAI'RIE,  (pra're,)  ?t.  A  level  tract  of  land,  destitute  of  trees,  and  covered 
with  tall  grass. 

PRANCE,  (priins,)  v.  i.    To  spring  or  bound— to  ride  ostentatiously. 

PRAY'ER,  (prare,)  n.    In  worship,  a  solemn  address  to  the  Supreme  Being. 

PRAY'ER-BQQK,  n.  A  book  containing  prayers,  or  the  forms  of  de- 
votion. 

PRAY'ER-FUL,  a.    Given  to  prayer— devotional. 

PREB'END,  n.    The  stipend  or  maintenance  granted  to  a  prebendary. 

PREB'END-A-RY,  n.    An  ecclesiastic  who  enjoys  a  prebend. 

1  n.  Priority  in  time ;  as,  the  preced- 
PRE-CED'ENCE,  (pre-seed'ens,)  ...,.,. 

\  ence  of  one  event  to  another ;  the 
PRE-C£D'EN-CY,  (pre-seed'en-se.) 

J       act  or  state  of  gomg  before. 

PRE-C£D'ENT,  (pre-seed'ent,)  a.  Going  before  in  time ;  as,  precedent  la- 
bors, precedent  crime 

PREC'E-DENT,  (pres'e-dent,)  7i.  Something  done  or  said  that  may  be  ad- 
duced as  an  example  at  a  subsequent  time. 

PREC'1-PICE,  (pres'e-pis,)  n.    A  steep  descent  of  land. 

PRE-DI-LE€'TI0N,  (pre-de-Iek'shun,)  n.  A  prepossession  of  mind  in  favor 
of  something. 

PREF'ACE,  (pref'ase,)  n.  Something  spoken  or  written  as  introductory  to  a 
discourse  or  book. 

PREF'ACE,  V.  t.  To  introduce  by  preliminary  remai-ks ;  as,  to  preface  a 
book  or  discourse. 

PREJ'IJ-DICE,  (pred'ju-dis,)  n.  Prepossession- a  previous  bent  or  bias  of 
mind  for  or  against  any  person  or  thing. 


TUNE,  BULL,  TJNITE.- AN"GER,  Vl"CIOUS.— €  as  K;  C  as  J;  S  as  Z; 
CH  as  SH  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


92  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 

PREL'ATE  or  PRE'LATE,  n.     A  clergyman  of  a  superior  order,  as  an 

archbishop,  bishop,  &c. 
PREM'IER,  (prem'yer,)  n.    The  first  minister  of  state — the  prime  minister. 
PREJI'IER-SHIP,  (prem'ycr-ship,)  n.    The  office  or  dignity  of  the  first  min- 
ister of  state. 
PR£'SA6E  or  PRES'AGE,  n.    Something  wliich  foreshows  a  future  event 

— a  prognostic. 
PRE'SCI-ENCE,  (pre'she-ens,)  n.    Knowledge  of  events  before  they  take 

place— foreknowledge. 
PRE'SCI-ENT,  (pre'she-ent,)  a.    Foreknowing. 

PRES'TlGE,  (pres'tij,)  n.  Fr.    Fascination — charm — illusion — imposture. 
PEE-TENSE',  n.'  A  holding  out  or  offering  to  others  something  false  or 

feigned — assumption. 
PRE'TER-IT,  a.    Applied  to  the  tense  in  grammar  which  expresses  an 

action  or  being  perfectly  past  or  finished. 
PRET'TI-LY,  (prit'ti-ly,)  adv.    In  a  pretty  manner — pleasingly. 
PRET'TY,  (prit'ty,)  a.    Handsome,  neat — of  a  pleasing  form. 
PRE-VAR'I-€ATE,  v.  t.    To  quibble— to  shuflle— to  evade. 
PRE-VENT'IVE,  a.    Tending  to  hinder.    [Preventative  is  a  gross  blunder. — 

fVebster.'] 
PRi'MA  DON'NA,  (pre'ma-don'nil,)  It.    The  first   female    singer   in    an 

opera. 
PRI'MA  FA'CI-E,  (pri'ma-fa'she-e,)  L.    At  first  view  or  appearance. 
PRI'MUM  MOB'I-LE,  L.    First  cause  of  motion. 
PRIS'TINE,  (pris'tin,)  a.    First — primitive — original. 
PRO-BOS'CIS,  n.    The  snout  or  trunk  of  an  elephant,  and  also  of  insects. 
PRO'CES  VER'BAL,  (pro'sa-var'bal,)   Fr.    In  French  law,  an  authentic 

minute  of  an  official  act. 
PROCESS  (pros'ess,)  71.    Proceedings — course — experiment ;  in  anatomy,  a 

bony  protuberance. 
PRO€-lJ-RA'TION,  (prok'yu-ra'shun,)  n.    The  act  of  procuring. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.- METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BQQK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  93 


PRO€'TI-RA-TO]l,  (prok'yu-ra-tor,;  it.  Under  the  Roman  emperors,  a 
title  given  to  certain  governors  of  provinces. 

PROD'UCE,  (prod'diise,)  n.    That  which  is  produced — product. 

PRo'FILE,  (pro'Ql  or  pro'feel,)  n.  A  head  or  portrait  represented  side- 
wise. 

PRO'GRAMME,  (pro'gram,)  n.  A  brief  outline  of  a  performance  or  enter- 
tainment. 

PROG'RESS,  n.    A  moving  or  going  forward. 

PRO-GRESS',  V.  I.    To  move  forward  in  space— to  advance. 

PRo'LOGUE,  (prolog,)  n.  The  preface  or  introduction  to  a  dLscoui'se  or 
performance. 

PROM-E-NADE',  v.  i.    To  wallc  for  amusement  or  exercise. 

PROMUL-GA'TION,  n.    Tlie  act  of  promulgating— publication. 

PROPH'E-CY,  (prof'e-se,)  n.  A  prediction— a  declaration  of  something  to 
come. 

PROPH'E-St,  (prof'e-sy,)  v. «'.    To  utter  predictions. 

PROPH'ET,  ("profit,)  n.    One  that  foretells  future  events. 

PRO-PIN'QUI-TY,  (pro-pink'we-te,)  n.  Nearness  in  place  or  time— neai-ness 
of  blood. 

PRO-PI"TIATE,  (pro-pish'ate,)  v.  t.    To  conciliate— to  appease. 

PR0-P1"TIA-TED,  (pro-pish'a-ted,)  pp.    Conciliated  and  rendered  favorable. 

PRO-PI"TI-A'TION,  (pro-pish-e-a'shun,)  n.    The  act  of  making  propitious. 

PRO  RA'TA,  (pro  ra'tah,)  L.    In  proportion. 

PRO-SPE€T'US,  n.  The  plan  of  a  literary  work,  containing  the  general 
subject  or  design. 

PR0-TE-6E',  (pro-te-zha',)  n.  Fr.  One  under  the  care  and  protection  of 
another. 

PRO-TEM'PO-RE,  L.    For  the  time  bein^ 

PROT-ES-TA'TION,  n.    A  solemn  declaration  of  opinion— a  protest. 

PRO-THON'0-TA-RY,  n.  A  register  or  clerk  of  a  court— a  notary ;  in  En- 
gland, an  officer  in  the  court  of  King's  Bench. 

TtNE,  BULL,  TfNITE.- AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  as  K  ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z ; 
CH  as  SH ;  Til  as  in  THIS. 


94  THE  OKTIIOEl'IST. 


PROVOST,  (prov'ust,)  n.  lu  a  general  sense,  a  person  wlio  is  appointed  to 
preside  over  something. 

PSEU'DO,  (su'do.)     A  prefix  signifying  ftilse,  counterfeit,  or  spurious. 

PSy-€HOL'0-GY,  (sT-lvoI'o-je,)  n.  A  discourse  on  tlie  soul,  or  the  doctrine 
of  man's  spiritual  nature. 

PU'ER-ILE,  (pu'er-il,)  a.    Boyish,  chil<lisli,  trifling. 

PU'IS-SANCE,  n.    Power,  strength,  force. 

PU'IS-SANT,  a.    Strong,  powerful ;  as,  a  puissant  monarch  or  empire. 

PULrVER'U-LENT,  a.    Powdei-y— consisting  of  fine  powder— dusty. 

PUN€-TIL'IO,  (punk-til'yo,)  n.  A  nice  point  of  exactness  in  conduct, 
form,  or  ceremony. 

PUN€-TIL'IOUS,  (punk-til'yus,)  a.  Very  exact  in  the  observance  of  rules 
and  forms  prescribed  by  law  or  custom. 

PUN€-TIL'IOUS-NESS,  (punk-til'yus-ness,)  n.  Exactness  in  the  observance 
of  rules  and  forms. 

PUN€'Tli;-AL,  (punkt'yu-al,)  a.  Punctilious  in  observing  time,  appoint- 
ments, or  promises ;  exact. 

PUNCTIJ-ATE,  (punkt'yu-ute,)  v.  t.  To  designate  sentences  or  other  divi- 
sions of  a  writing  by  points. 

PUN€-TII-A'TION,  (punkt-yu-a'shun,)  n.  In  grammar,  the  act  or  ait  of 
pointing  a  writing  or  discourse. 

PUN€'Ttj;RE,  (punkt'yui-,)  n.  The  act  of  perforating  with  a  pointed  instru- 
ment. 

PUN-JAUB',  n.  The  countiy  forming  the  north  part  of  Ilindoostan,  be- 
tween the  Himmaleh  Mountains  and  the  Indus. 

PU-RIF'I-€A-TIVE,  (pu-rifi-ka-tiv,)  a.    Having  power  to  pm-ify. 

PUR'POSE,  (pm-'pus,)  v.  t.    To  resolve— to  intend— to  design. 

PtJ'RU-LENT,  a.    Consisting  of  pus  or  matter. 

PU'TA-TIVE,  a.  Supposed,  commonly  thought  or  deemed ;  as,  the  puta- 
tive father  of  a  child. 

PY-LOR'IC,  a.    Pertaining  to  the  pylorus ;  as,  the  pyloric  ai-tery. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARiNE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


TlIK  OUTUOKl'lSr.  95 


PY-RI'TES,  (py-ri'tez,)  n.    A  combination  of  sulphui-  with  iron,  copper, 

cobalt,  or  nickel. 
PYR'0-TE€H-N  Y,  (pir'o-tek-ne,)  71.    The  art  of  making  fire-works. 
PYR-0-TE€Il'NIST,  71.    One  skiUed  in  pyrotechny. 
PYTH'0-NESS,  n.    A  sort  of  witch— the  priestess  who  gave  oracular  an- 


swer at  Delphi. 


THE  MENAGERIE. 

Having  from  childhood  a  penchant  or  predilection 
for  zoology,  I  accepted  "with  pleasure  the  invitation  of 
some  friends,  who  proposed  to  patronize  the  proprietors 
of  a  menagerie.  A  large  tent  was  pitched  near  a 
beautiful  parterre ;  and  on  the  outside  of  it  there  was 
posted  a  printed  programme  or  list  of  the  animals  and 
the  performances.  Our  slow  progress  in  getting  into 
the  tent  particularly  tried  our  patience,  owing  to  the 
efforts  of  some  who  were  anxious  to  pass  ahead  of 
others.  It  was  one  of  the  largest  collections  of  wild 
animals  that  had  ever  been  exhibited  in  the  coimtiy. 
The  puissant  manager,  who  was  a  sort  of  poetaster, 
made  an  extemporaneous  prologue  to  the  patrons, 
winding  up  with  a  perorStion  about  the  rules  and  regu- 
lations with  the  grace  and  prestige  of  a  modern  prima 
donna.     Having  passed  on  toward  the  center  of  the 

TtNE,  BULL,  TINITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.— C  asK;GasJ;Sa3Z; 
CH  as  SII ;  Tfl  as  in  THIS. 


9j6  I'HE  ORTHOEPIST. 


tent,  we  observed  tlie  white  bear  panting  from  heat, 
while  the  elephant  from  Punjaub  was  coolly  taking  his 
pulverulent  food  with  his  proboscis.  There  Avas  an 
animal  which  at  a  distance  looked  like  a  pegasus  ;  but 
on  approaching  nearer  to  it  we  found  it  to  be  a  kind  of 
palfrey,  which  was  caught  on  a  plateau  in  Mexico. 
The  animal  had  a  huge  pannier  on  his  back,  filled  with 
patent  purificative  drugs.  By  the  side  of  this  depot  of 
potable  medicines,  there  stood  a  pretty  petit-maitre, 
recommending  with  great  protestations  the  peculiarity 
of  each  article,  and  producing  the  testimony  of  a  phy- 
sician and  one  skilled  in  pharmaceutics  as  to  their 
curative  virtues  in  cases  of  phthisis,  pneumonitis,  in- 
flammations of  the  peritoneum,  the  pyloric  orifice,  and 
the  pharynx. 

Another  preparation  was  of  great  use  in  palatial 
affections,  relieving  the  system  from  the  poignancy  of 
pain,  and  restoring  it  to  its  pristine  vigor.  He  por- 
trayed with  great  pretense  the  wonderful  puissance  of 
a  piquant,  placid  plaster  in  removing  latent  poison  and 
purulent  matter  from  the  blood.  This  last  antidote 
was  made  of  pigeon  berries,  piony  leaves,  and  phos- 
phorous acid.  In  close  propinquity  to  us,  there  was  a 
puerile  pastime,  which  afforded  much  pleasurable  ex- 
citement to  a  group  of  boys.  An  orang-outang,  with 
a  peruke  on  his  head,  seemed  to  feel  as  much  pride  as 
a  premier  in  his  premiership.  He  was  making  a  pony 
practice  a  pirouette  ;  and  during  the  process  he  caused 


Till!;  UKTUUlii'lST.  9*7 

the  animal  to  prance  in  such  a  manner  as  to  throw  him 
off,  and  thus  ended  the  pantomime.  A  petrel  and  par- 
aquet,  perched  on  a  pedestal,  were  endeavoring  to  pro- 
pitiate the  company  by  their  vocal  powers.  While  the 
tent  was  filled  to  its  utmost  capacity,  a  prebendary, 
who  was  a  distinguished  prelate,  was  robbed  of  his 
pocket-book.  The  person  charged  with  the  act  at- 
tempted to  prevaricate,  but  a  magistrate  present  per- 
emptorily ordered  an  officer  to  arrest  him.  Some  time 
afterward  he  was  sent  to  the  penitentiary,  as  a  pro- 
pitiation to  the  violated  laws  of  his  country.  As  we 
were  passing  on,  for  the  purpose  of  viewing  the  largest 
animals,  we  were  struck  by  the  appearance  of  a  patient 
looking  creature,  with  a  large  plait  in  his  mane,  sitting 
quietly  on  his  posteriors.  By  the  influence  of  the 
plenipotentiary  at  the  couii  of  the  Sublime  Porte,  the 
proprietor  propitiated  a  Turkish  pacha,  so  that  he  con- 
sented to  part  with  the  animal  after  receiving  a  large 
pecuniary  consideration.  I  purpose  to  describe  a  non- 
descript, for  the  procuration  of  which  the  manager  was 
indebted  to  a  Polynesian  potentate,  whose  pariahs  were 
enabled  to  capture  it  at  the  foot  of  a  precipice.  This 
animal  was  very  punctilious  about  his  food,  eating 
enormous  quantities  of  produce,  and  making  a  noise, 
when  attacked,  almost  as  loud  as  the  report  of  a  Paix- 
han-gun. 

A  great  number  of  persons  were  present,  whose  pat- 
ronage contributed  to  the  prosperity  of  the   concern. 
9 


98  TUE  ORTHOEPIST. 


Among  others,  we  noticed  the  Parisian,  who  lectures 
on  pathetism,  psychology,  and  Parnassian  poetry ;  and 
also  a  person  who  had  published  a  prospectus  for  a 
new  paper,  from  the  tenor  of  which  one  is  led  to  sup- 
pose that  he  aspires  to  the  position  of  a  general  pacific- 
ator, by  proposing  pacificatory  measures  for  the  pacific- 
ation of  the  extremes  of  all  parties.  We  make  no 
pretension  to  prescience,  or  of  being  a  prophet,  or  of 
being  endowed  with  a  spirit  of  prophecy  ;  yet,  without 
any  prejudice  against  this  parvenu,  we  do  prophesy 
that  he  will  not  succeed,  unless  matters  progress  differ- 
ently from  what  they  usually  do.  We  further  noticed 
the  prothonotary,  with  his  protege  and  paramour,  pret- 
tily dressed  in  her  polonaise  ;  the  pseudo  provost  with 
his  portfoho,  who  seemed  desirous  of  having  precedence 
of  others ;  the  honored  pastor,  with  his  prayer-book 
under  his  arm  ;  the  pedant  and  plagiarist,  whose  pla- 
giarism was  well  known.  Having  been  convicted  of  pla- 
giary, by  the  testimony  of  a  member  of  parliament  who 
thoroughly  understood  parliamentary  matters ;  and  after 
pairing  off  with  a  member,  produced  at  a  bookstore 
the  preface  of  a  work  Avhich  the  above  person  had 
copied  verbatim  :  a  transaction  without  precedent  in 
hterary  pilfering. 

The  posthumous  works  of  a  prescient  philosopher, 
who  had  elaborated  a  theory  for  promulgation  respect- 
ing the  influence  of  comets  on  the  Pleiades  and  Pisces, 
were  pilferei  from  by  the  same  person. 


THE  OKTHOEPIST.  99 


In  a  kind  of  portico  there  was  a  piano-forte,  with  a 
large  pedal  attached.  The  music  from  the  instrument 
was  very  exhilarating,  and  well  adapted  protempore  as 
a  preventive  of  despondency. 

After  looking  at  four  more  rarities,  one  of  which  was 
cauglit  on  a  prairie,  another  brought  from  Polynesia, 
the  third  from  the  Spanish  peninsula,  and  the  last  an 
enormous  porpoise,  which  was  kept  in  water,  we  went 
into  another  apartment  filled  with  various  curiosities 
and  works  of  art :  A  porti'ait  of  a  Roman  procurator, 
which  was  painted  at  a  time  posterior  to  the  buildmg 
of  the  temple  of  Janus  ;  a  beautiful  palankeen  ;  an  an- 
cient treatise  on  palmistry,  written  during  the  palmy 
days  of  Rome  ;  a  picture  of  the  plebeian  who  displayed 
such  heroic  valor  at  the  battle  of  Pharsalia ;  a  mammoth 
panorama ;  articles  of  porcelain,  papier-mache,  and  pa- 
pyrus ;  a  silk  parachute,  that  lay  directly  in  our  path ; 
an  ancient  stone  pestle,  which  perchance  was  used  to 
pulverize  grain;  and  a  pinchbeck  canister  filled  with 
pouchong  tea,  which  v/as  past  use  from  the  loss  of  its 
freshness. 

As  this  was  the  season  of  the  year  for  the  celebration 
of  pasch  or  passover,  or  feast  of  Easter,  many  of  the  chil- 
dren had  pasch-eggs  of  various  colors.  At  this  stage 
of  our  visit  the  manager  made  a  peremptory  announce- 
ment that  the  pyrotechnist,  Avho  was  always  punctual 
in  exhibiting  his  skill  in  pyrotechny,  would  commence 
the  display  on  the  ringing  of  the  bell.     After  leaving 


100  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


the  exhibition,  we  overheard  a  person  reading  from  a 
paper  something  about  the  palladium  of  American 
hberty.  We  supposed,  from  the  manner  of  his  read- 
ing, that  he  knew  but  little  about  punctuation,  or  the 
rules  which  enable  one  to  punctuate  correctly.  And 
he  probably  did  not  know  the  distinction  between  the 
pi'eterit  or  perfect  tense  and  the  present  participle,  and 
would,  of  course,  be  unable  to  name  the  parts  of  speech 
of  such  words  as  pant,  pare,  parse,  pastm'e,  per  diem, 
perquisite,  persiflage,  phalanx,  Philistine,  pierce,  piquan- 
cy, plover,  poignant,  poignantly,  punctilio,  puncture, 
pyrites,  and  pythoness. 


THE  ORTHOKPIST.  101 


QUAFF,  (kwaf,)  V.  t.    To  drink— to  swallow  in  large  draughts. 

QUAL'I-FI-ED,  (kwol'e-fide,)  pp.  or  a.  Fitted  by  accomplishments  or  en- 
dowments— modified. 

QUAL'I-Ft,  (kwol'e-fy.)     To  fit  for  any  place,  office,  or  chai-acter. 

QUAL'I-TY,  (kwol'e-ty,)  n.  Property— that  which  belongs  to  a  body  or 
substance. 

QUALM,  (kwiim.)  n.    A  sensation  of  nausea — a  scruple  of  conscience. 

QUAN'TI-TY,  (kwon'te-te,)  n.  A  mass  or  collection  of  matter  of  indeterm- 
inate dimensions. 

QUAR'AN-TiNE,  (kwor'an-teen,)  n.  Restraint  of  intercourse  to  which  a 
ship  is  subjected,  on  the  presumption  that  she  may  be  infected. 

QUAR-AN-TlN'ED,  (kwor-an-teend',)  pp.  Restrained  from  communication 
with  the  shore  for  a  limited  period. 

QUA'SI,  L.  A  word  used  to  express  resemblance ;  as,  a  quasi  contract,  an 
implied  contract. 

QUAS'SIA,  (kwosh'ya,)  n.  The  name  of  a  genus  of  plants— a  medicinal 
article. 

QUAY,  (ke,)  n.  A  mole  or  bank  formed  for  the  purpose  of  loading  and 
unloading  vessels. 

QUES'TION,  (ques'chun,)  ?i.  The  act  of  asking — an  interrogatory — the  sub- 
ject of  debate. 

QUID'NUN€,  (quid'nunk,  L.  what  now.)  One  who  is  cuiious  to  know,  or 
pretends  to  know  all  occurrences. 

QUI'NINE,  71.    A  medicine  much  used  in  the  treatment  of  agues. 

QUIN-TES'SENCE,  n.    The  essential  part  of  a  thing. 

Qui  VlVE,  (ke  veev.)  The  challenge  of  a  French  sentinel;  hence,  to  be 
on  the  qui  vive,  is  to  be  on  the  alert. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  Move,  wolf,  book.— TUNE,  BULL,  Xtnite.— AN" 
GER,  VI'CIOUS.— €  as  K  ;  G  as  J ;  S  as  Z  ;  CH  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 
9* 


102  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


QUOIT,  (kwoit,)  n.  A  stone,  or  circular  ring,  to  be  pitched  or  thrown  at  a 
fixed  object. 

QUOTH,  (kwoth  or  kwuth,)  v.  i.  To  say— to  speak.  (Used  only  in  ludic- 
rous language.) 


THE  EMIGRANT. 

An  emigrant  Avho  had  but  recently  arrived  in 
this  country,  and  who  was  hardly  qualified  to  decide 
upon  all  questions  which  might  arise,  complained  with 
reason  against  the  owners  of  vessels  for  allowing  the 
captains  to  crowd  their  ships  with  so  many  passengers, 
thereby  vitiating  the  quality  of  the  air. 

He  stated  that  when  he  came  to  this  country, 
about  a  year  ago,  there  were  too  many  in  the  ves- 
sel, and  that  a  few  of  the  passengers  were  sick,  and 
were  obliged  to  take  quassia  and  quinine,  and  other 
medicines.  He  described  the  sensations  of  the  emi- 
grants as  they  approached  the  shores  of  the  new 
world.  They  were  all  on  the  qui  vive  to  catch  the 
first  faint  glimpse  of  the  countiy,  which  was  to  them 
the  quintessence  of  their  present  hopes. 

After  arriving  at  the  quarantine,  the  qiialms  he 
had  felt  subsided ;  and  while  quarantined  in  the  bay 
he  had  an  opportunity  to  quaff  a  quantity  of  fresh 
water,  which  invigorated  him  very  much.  On  arriving 
at  the  quay  in  the  citj'^,  a  quidnunc  on  board  was 
observed,  taking  notes  with  great  alacrity. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  103 


R. 

UA'€A,  (riih'ka,)  n.    A  Syriac  word,  sigiufying  foolish ;  a  terra  of  extreme 

contempt.    Malt.  v.  22. 
R.-VD'ISH,  n.    A  well-known  plant. 
RAFT,  n.    An  assemblage  of  boai-ds  or  timbers  floated  down  a  stream — a 

float. 
RA-GOUT',  (la-goo',)  n.  Fr.    A  hi^h-seasoned  dish.  * 

RAIL'LER-Y,  (ral'ler-y,)  n.    Banter— !5ood-humored  pleasantry,  or  slight 

satire. 

RAl'SIN,  (ra'zu,)  n.    A  dried  grape. 

RA'JAH,  ) 

>  71.    In  India,  a  native  prince  or  kiiifc. 
RA'JA,     S  "1  F  o 

RAJ-POOr,  71.    A  Hindoo  of  the  military  order. 

RAN-CHE'RO,  (ran-tsha'ro,)  n.  In  Mexico,  a  herdsman;  a  peasant  cm- 
ployed  on  a  rancho.    They  ai-e  a  wild,  lawless  set. 

RANCH'O,  (ran'tsho,)  7£.  In  Mexico,  a  small  hamlet,  or  largo  farming  es- 
tablishment for  rearing  cattle  and  horses. 

RAN'COR,  (rank'ur,)  n.    Deep-seated  and  implacable  malice. 

RAN'COR-OUS,  (rank'ur-us,)  a.    Deeply  malignant — implacably  malicious. 

RAP'INE,  (rap'in,)  n.    The  act  of  plundering — pillage— violence. 

RAP'TTJRE,  (rapt'yur,)  77.    Transport— enthusiasm — ecstasy. 

RA'RA  A'VIS,  77.  L.    A  rare  bii'd — an  unusual  person. 

RARE,  a.    Uncommon,  imusually  excellent — thin — nearly  raw. 

RARE'LY,  adv.    Not  often ;  as,  things  rarely  seen. 

RASP,  71.    A  species  of  file. 

RASP'BER-RY,  (raz'ber-re,)  7i.   The  fruit  of  a.  bramble  or  species  of  Rubus. 

RA-TIOC-I-NA'TION,  (ra-shos-e-na'shun,)  71.  The  act  or  process  of  rea- 
soning. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.- METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BQQK.— TUNE,  BULL,  tINlTE.— AN" 
GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  as  K  ;  (5  as  J ;  S  as  Z ;  CH  as  SH  ;  TH  «i  in  THIS. 


104  THK  ORTIIOEPIST. 


RA'TIO,  (ra'sho,)  w.    Proportion,  rate,  degree. 

RA'TION-AL,  (ra'shun-al  or  rash'un-al,)  a.  Endowed  -with  reason— agreea- 
ble to  reason. 

RA-TION-A'LE,  (ra-shun-a'le  or  rash-un-a'Ie,)  n.  A  series  of  reasons  as- 
signed— an  account  or  solution  of  the  principles  of  some  opinion,  action, 
hypothesis,  &c. 

KAV'EL,  (rav'I,)  v.  t.  To  untwist,  to  disentangle ;  as,  to  ravel  out  a  twist, 
to  ravel  out  a  stocking. 

RA-VlNE',  (ra-veen',)  n.  A  long,  deep,  and  narrow  hollow  or  pass  through 
mountains. 

RE  A'SON,  (re'zn,)  n.  The  cause,  ground,  motive,  or  principle  of  any  thing 
said  or  done. 

RE-CElPT',  (re-seet',)  n.  The  act  of  receiving— a  writing  acknowledging 
the  takmg  of  money  or  goods,  a  recipe. 

RE-CESS',  n.  Retirement — a  niche— private  abode — suspension  of  business 
for  a  brief  period. 

R£'€IIAB-ITES,  (re'kab-iles,)  n.  pi.  Among  the  ancient  Jews,  the  de- 
scendants of  Jonadab,  the  son  of  Rechab,  (re'kab,)  who  abstained  from  all 
intoxicating  drinks. 

RE-CHER'CHE,  (ra-shar'sha,)  Fr.  Literally,  sought  out  with  care  ;  hence, 
nice  to  an  extreme ;  imnatural. 

RECI-PE,  (res'i-pe,)  n.  A  medical  prescription— a  receipt  for  making  al- 
most any  mixture  or  preparation. 

REC-I-PROC'I-TY,  (res-e-pros'e-te,)  n.  Equal  mutual  rights  or  benefits  to 
be  yielded  or  enjoyed. 

REO-I-TA-TlVE',  (res-e-ta-teev',)  n.  In  music,  a  species  of  singing  ap- 
proaching toward  ordinary  speaking. 

RECK'ON,  (rek'n,)  v.  i.  To  reason  with  one's  self,  to  think,  to  suppose ;  as, 
I  reckon  he  has  airived. 

RE-OLUSE',  (re-kluse',)  n.  A  person  who  lives  in  retirement — a  monk — a 
hermit. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BQQK. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  105 


RE€-0G-NI"T10N,  (rek-og-nish'un,)  n.    Acknowledgment— formal  avowal 

— memorial. 
RE-eOG'NI-ZA-BLE,  (re-kog'ne-za-bl  or  re-kon'e-za-bl,)  a.    That  may  be 

recognized  or  known. 
RE-COG'NI-ZANCE,  (re-kog'ne-zans  or  re-kon'e-zans,)  n.    Avowal — in  law, 

an  obligation  of  record  which  a  man  enters  into  before  some  com't,  with 

condition  to  do  some  parlicular  act. 
REG'OG-NIZE,  (rek'og-nize  or  rek'o-nize,)  v.  t.    To  recollect — to  admit 

with  a  formal  acknowledgment. 
RE-€OG-NI-ZEE',  (re-kog-ne-zee'  or  re-kon-e-zee',)  n.    The  person  to  whom 

a  recognizance  is  made. 
RE-€OG-NI-ZOR',  (re-kog-ne-zor'  or  re-kon-e-zor',)  n.    One  who  enters  into 

a  recognizance. 
RE€'OG-NIZ-ING,  ppr.    Acknowledging — recollecting  as  known — entering 

a  recognizance. 
RE€'ON-DITE,  (rek'kon-dite,)  a.    Secret— profound— abstruse. 
RE-€0N'N0IS-SANCE,  n.  Fr.    The  examination  of  a  tract  of  country. 
RE-eoURSE',  (re-korse',)  n.    A  going  to  with  a  request  or  application,  as 

for  aid  or  protection. 
RED'i 


I'O-LENCE,   ) 
I'O-LEN-CY,  S  "' 


Sweet  scent. 
RED'( 

RED'O-LENT,  a.    Having  or  diffusing  a  sweet  scent. 

RE-DU€'Tr-0  AD  AB-SUR'DUM,  (re-duk'she-o  ad  ab-sur'dum,)  L.    The 

proving  that  a  given  supposition  leads  directly  to  an  absurdity. 
REF'ER-A-BLE,  a.    That  may  be  referred— that  may  be  assigned. 
RE-GiME',  (ra-zheem',)  71.    Government — mode  of  living — administration — 

order. 
REft'I-MENT,  n.    In  military  affairs,  a  body  of  men  usually  commanded  by 

a  colonel. 
RE-LAY',  71.    A  supply  of  horses  on  the  road,  in  readiness  to  relieve  others. 
RE-LIN'-QUISH,  (re-link'wish,)  v.  t.  To  give  up — to  quit — to  withdraw  from. 

TtNE,  BULL,  XJNITE.— AN"GER,  VI"C10US.— €  as  K ;  6  as  J  ;  S  as  Z  ; 
CH  as  SH  :  TH  as  in  THIS. 


106  THE  OKTHOEPIST. 


REL'I-QUA-KY,  n.    A  small  box  or  casket,  in  -which  relics  are  kept. 

RE-5IAND'ED,  pp.    Called  or  sent  back. 

REN'DEZ-VOUS,  (ren'de-voo,)  n.  A  place  appointed  for  the  assembling  of 
troops,  or  the  port  where  ships  are  to  join  company. 

RE-PAIR',  (re-pare',)  v.  t.  To  restore  to  a  sound  or  good  state— to  make 
amends. 

REP'A-RA-BLE,  a.    That  may  be  repaired— that  may  be  retrieved. 

REP'A-RA-BLY,  adv.    In  a  manner  admitting  of  restoration. 

REP'ER-TO-RY,  n.  A  place  in  which  things  are  disposed  in  an  orderly 
manner — a  treasm-y — a  magazine. 

REP'TILE,  (rep'til,)  n.  An  animal  that  moves  on  its  belly,  or  nearly  so; 
as  snakes,  lizards,  &c. — a  mean  person. 

REP'IJ-TA-BLE,  a.    Held  in  esteem— being  in  good  repute. 

REP'TJ-TA-BLY,  adv.  With  reputation— without  discredit;  as,  to  fill  an 
office  reputably. 

REQ'UI-SITE,  (rek'wc-zit,)  a.  Required  by  the  nature  of  things— neces- 
sary, needful. 

RES-ER-VOIR',  (rez-er-vwor',)  n,  A  place  where  any  thing  is  kept  in 
store ;  a  cistern,  mill-pond,  &c. 

RES'IN,  (rez'in,)  n.  Resins  are  solid,  inflammable  substances,  insoluble  in 
water,  but  soluble  in  alcohol  and  in  the  essential  oils. 

RES'IN-OUS,  (rez'in-us,)  a.    Partaking  of  the  qualities  of  resin. 

RES'O-NANCE,  (rez'o-nans,)  n.  A  reverberation  of  sound  or  sounds ;  as 
resounding. 

RES'0-NANT,  (rez'o-nant,)  a.    Resounding — echoing  bade 

RE-SOURCE',  n.    Any  source  of  aid  or  support. 

RES'PITE,  (res'pit,)  n.    Delay — pause,  interval  of  rest— in  law,  reprieve. 

RES'TAU-RANT,  (res'to-rang,)  n.  Fr.    An  eating-house. 

RES-TAU'RA-TEUR,  (res-tor'a-tur,)  n.  Fr.  The  keeper  of  an  eating- 
house. 

RF.-SU-MF/,  (ra-zu-ma',)  Fr.    A  condensed  statement — a  summing  up. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  JIOVE,  WQLF,  BOQK. 


TEE  ORTHOEPIST.  107 


RE-TAIL',  V.  t.  To  sell  in  small  quantities— to  tell  in  detached  parts ;  aa, 
to  retail  slander. 

RET'I-NA,  n.    An  expansion  of  the  optic  nerve  over  the  bottom  of  the  eye. 

RE-VEIL'LE,  (re-val'ya,)  n.  In  military  affiiirs,  the  beat  of  drum  about 
the  break  of  day. 

REV'0-€A-BLE,  a.    That  may  bo  recalled  or  repealed, 

REV-O-C  A'TION,  n.    The  act  of  recalling— repeal— reversal. 

Rl-AL'TO,  (re-Ul'to,)  n.  It.    The  name  of  a  famous  bridge  at  Venice. 

RIB'ALD-RY,  71.    Mean,  vulgar  language. 

RIGHT'EOUS,  (ri'chus,)  a.    Equitable— just — accordant  to  the  divine  law. 

RIGHrEOUS-NESS,  (ri'chus-ness,)  n.    Purity  of  heart,  and  rectitude  of  life. 

RINSE,  (rins,)  v.  t.    To  cleanse  by  the  introduction  of  water. 

RINS'ED,  (rinst,)  pp.    Cleansed  with  a  second  water. 

ROD-0-MONT-ADE',  n.    Empty  bluster— vain  boasting— rant. 

ROIL,  V.  t.  To  render  turbid  by  stirring  up  the  sediment — to  excite  some 
degree  of  anger. 

ROIL'ED,  (roild,)  pp.  Rendered  turbid  or  foul  by  stirring  the  sediment — 
angered  slightly. 

RO-MANCE',  (ro-mans',)  11.  A  fabulous  relation  of  adventm'cs  and  inci- 
dents— a  Action. 

ROQ'UE-LAUR,  (rok'e-15r,)  n.    A  cloak  for  men, 

ROS'IN,  (roz'in,)  n.    (This  is  only  a  different  orthography  of  resin.) 

ROU-E',  (roo-a',)  n.  Fr.    A  sensualist— a  debauchee. 

ROUGE,  (roozh,)  a.  Fr.    Red. 

ROUGE,  (roozh,)  v.  t.    To  paint  or  tinge  with  rouge. 

ROUG'ED,  (roozhd',)  pp.    Tinged  with  rouge,  as  the  face, 

ROUGE'-ET-NOIR',  (roozh'a-nwii',)  [Fr.  red  and  black.]     A  game  at  cards. 

ROU-LEAU',  (roo-lo',)  n.  Fr.    A  little  roll— a  roll  of  coins  in  paper. 

R5U-LETTE',  (roo-let',)  n.  IFr.  a  little  ball  or  roller.]    A  game  of  chance. 

ROUTE  or  ROUTE,  n.  The  course  or  way  which  is  traveled,  or  to  be 
traveled. 


TUNE,  BULL,  t|NITE.— AN"GER,  VI'CIOUS.- €  a3K;6asJ;Sa3Z; 
CII  as  SH  ;  Til  as  in  THIS. 


lUS  THE  OUTUOEPIST. 


ROU-TiNE',  (roo-teen',)  n.    A  rouud  of  business  or  amusements,  frequently 

pursued. 
ROUT,  (rowt,)  re.    A  rabble— a  fashionable  assembly  or  large  evening  party, 
RUDE,  a.    Uneven,  rough — of  coarse  manners — unpolished— violent. 
RUF'FIAN,  (ruf'yan,)  n.    A  boisterous,  brutal  fellow— a  robber. 
RUF'FIAN-IS  JI,  (ruf'yan-izm,)  n.    The  act  or  conduct  of  a  ruffian. 
RU-PEE',  n.    A  coin  and  money  of  account  in  the  East  Indies. 
RUP'TIJRE,  (rupl'yur,)  re.    The  act  of  breaking  or  bursting. 
RUSE,  (ruze,)  n.  Fr.    Trick,  stratagem,  artifice,  fraud,  deceit. 
RUSE  DE  GUERRE',  (ruze-de-gar',)  Fr.    A  stratagem  of  war. 
RUS'SIAN,  (ru'shan  or  rush'an,')  a.    Pertaining  to  Russia. 


THE  RESTAURANT. 

In  a  certain  city  there  is  a  temperance  restaurant, 
which  is  a  good  model  for  other  establishments  of  a 
like  kind.  The  restaurateur,  who  has  abundant  re- 
sources, is  enabled  to  retail  his  rare  and  redolent  dishes 
in  a  manner  quite  reputable  to  himself,  furnishing  every 
thing  requisite  for  a  rational  entertainment. 

In  a  recess  one  will  recognize,  at  the  proper  season, 
raspberries,  fresh  raisins,  radishes,  and  materials  for  a 
ragout ;  also  a  large  reservoir,  filled  with  water,  to 
rinse  the  dishes  not  already  rinsed.  No  rancor  or  ran- 
corous feeling  is  exhibited  here,  no  rude  ribaldry  or 
ruffianism,  or  any  thing  tending  to  roil  the  disposition 
is  tolerated. 

The  ruffian  and  the  ranchero,  who  is  raised  at  the 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  109 


rancho,  and  is  given  to  rapine,  can  monopolize  all  the 
romance  pertaining  to  reckless  lawlessness. 

Having  an  inflammation  of  the  retina  of  one  eye, 
which  was  referable  to  the  excessive  use  of  that  organ, 
I  had  occasion  to  procm-e  a  receipt  or  recipe  at  a  drug 
store  while  on  my  way  to  a  temperance  meeting ;  I 
also  purchased  some  resin,  and  a  resinous  substance  of 
much  redolence,  v/hich  was  somewhat  roiled ;  a  little 
rouge,  which  I  rarely  had  occasion  to  use,  and  a  rel- 
iquary completed  my  purchases. 

There  was  a  large  number  of  persons  present  at  the 
temperance  meeting,  all  of  whom  seemed  inspired  with 
the  righteousness  of  their  cause.  The  colonel  of  a 
regiment  had  left  his  rendezvous  to  attend  the  gather- 
ing, and  was  loudly  called  upon  for  a  speech. 

He  said  the  question  before  the  audience  was  rather 
a  I'econdite  one  to  him,  that  he  could  make  a  recon- 
noissance  more  easily  than  a  speech  ;  but,  if  they  would 
be  satisfied  with  his  mode  of  ratiocination,  he  would  go 
into  what  he  considered  the  rationale  of  the  subject. 
The  revocation  of  the  license  laws,  if  they  were  revoca- 
ble, was  highly  desirable. 

He  exposed  with  some  raillery  the  rodomontade  to 
which  some  persons  had  recourse,  in  order  to  bring 
about  a  rupture  among  the  friends  of  the  cause.  He 
said  it  was  a  ruse  of  the  enemy,  and  that  a  reptile  that 
crawled  in  a  ravine,  or  a  well-rouged  roue  over  his  rou- 
lette or  rouge-et-noir,  had  higher  claims  to  reason  and 
10 


110  THE  ORTHOEriST, 


common  sense  than  the  person  whose  influence  tended 
to  undermine  the  foundations  of  society. 

Another  speaker  declared,  with  a  loud  resonant 
voice,  that  he  would  sooner  repair  to  a  raft,  relinquish 
his  claims  on  society,  and  live  a  recluse,  without  recog- 
nizing any  one,  than  go  through  the  route  and  routine 
of  the  bacchanal.  After  a  short  respite,  a  Rechabite 
spoke  with  rapture  of  the  reciprocity  of  feeling  exhibited 
in  this  righteous  cause  between  the  different  societies. 

He  distinctly  recollected  a  person  of  the  old  regime, 
whose  strong  breath  was  recognizable  at  quite  a  dis- 
tance, but  who  considered  his  condition  reparable,  and 
was  at  the  present  time  reputably  engaged  in  a  profit- 
able business.  The  different  speakers  pronounced  the 
following  words  improperly,  viz. :  Raca,  rajpoot,  rara 
avis,  rasp,  ratio,  recherche,  recitative,  reckon,  recog- 
nition, recognizance,  recognizee,  recognizor,  redolency, 
relay,  remanded,  repertory,  resonance,  resume,  reveille, 
rialto,  roquelaur,  rouleau,  rout,  and  ruse  de  guerre. 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  Ill 


S  AB'A-OTH,  n.  Annies :  a  word  used,  Romans,  ix.  29 ;  James  v.  4,  ("  The 
Lordof  Sabaoth.") 

SA-BOT,  (sa-bo'.)    A  wooden  shoe. 

SA€'€HA-RINE,  (sak'ka-rhi,)  a.  Pertaining  to  sugar — having  the  qualities 
of  sugar. 

SAC-ER-DO'TAL,  (sas-er-do'tal,)  a.    Pertaining  to  priests,  or  the  priesthood. 

SA€'RA-MENT,  (sak'ra-ment,)  n.  A  religious  ordinance — the  Eucharist  or 
Lord's  Supper. 

SA€'RI-FICE,  (sak're-fize,)  v.  t.  To  immolate — to  destroy  or  surrender  for 
the  sake  of  obtaining  something. 

SA€'RI-FICE,  (sak're-flze.)  n.  An  oflering  to  God— a  loss  incuired  for  gain 
ing  an  object — destruction. 

SA€'RI-FIOED,  (sak're-fTza,)  pp.  Offered  to  God  upon  an  altaj-— surren- 
dered— destroj'ed. 

SA€'RI-FiC-ING,  (sak're-flz-ing,)  p2>r.  Offering  to  God  upon  an  altar— sur- 
rendering— destroying. 

SA€'RI-LE6E,  (sak're-kj,)  n.  The  crime  of  ■\'iolating  or  profaning  sacred 
things. 

SA€-RI-LE'GIOUS,  a.    Violating  sacred  things— containing  sacrilege. 

SA€'RIST-Y,  (sak'ris-te,)  n.  An  apartment  in  a  chui-ch  where  the  sacred 
utensils  are  kept. 

SA6'IT-TAL,  (saj'it-tal,)  a.    Pertaining  to  an  aiTow— resembling  an  arrow. 

SAWT-TA'RI-US,  (saj-it-td're-us,)  n.  \_L.  an  archer.]  One  of  the  twelve 
signs  of  the  zodiac. 

SAID,  (sed,)  pret.  and  pp.  of  say.    Declared — uttered — reported — aforesaid. 

SA-LINE',  a.    Consisting  of  salt — partaking  of  the  quaUties  of  salt. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BiRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  IINITE.— AN" 
GER,  vrCIOUS.— €  as  K ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z ;  en  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


112  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


SAL-MA-GUN'DI,  (sal-ma-gun'de.)  A  dish  for  the  table — a  mixture— an 
olio  or  medley. 

SALM'ON,  (sam'mun,)  n.    A  fish  of  a  yellowish-red  color,  of  the  genus  Salmo. 

SAL'SI-FY,  (sal'se-fe,)  n.  A  plant,  ofteu  called  the  Oyster  Plant,  from  its 
taste  when  fried. 

SA-LtJ'TA-TO-RY,  a.  Greeting— an  epithet  applied  to  the  oration  which 
introduces  the  exercises  of  the  commencements  in  American  colleges. 

SALVE,  (siiv,)  n.  An  adhesive  composition  to  be  applied  to  wounds  or 
sores— remedy — help. 

SANCTIJ-A-RY,  (sankt'yu-a-re,)  n.  A  sacred  place — the  temple  at  Jerasa- 
lera — a  church — shelter — protection. 

SANG  FROID,  (siing-frwa,)  n.  [Fr.  cold  blood.]  Coolness— indifference — 
freedom  from  agitation  of  mind. 

SAN'HE-DRIM,  n.  The  ecclesiastical  and  civil  council  of  the  Jews,  consist- 
ing of  about  seventy-two  members. 

SANS,  (siing,)  prep.  Fr.    Without. 

SANS  CU-LOTTES',  (sang-ku-lof.)  [Fr.  without  breeches.]  Ragged  fel- 
lows— an  epithet  of  reproach  applied  to  the  extreme  republican  party  in 
the  first  French  Revolution. 

SANS  SOU-CJ',  (siing  soo-see',)  Fr.    Without  care — free  and  easy. 

SA'PI-ENT,  a.    Sage — wise — discerning. 

SAP'PHIC,  (saf'flk,)  a.  Pertaining  to  Sappho,  a  Grecian  poetess ;  as,  Sajv 
phic  verse  or  odes. 

SAR'A-CEN,  n.    An  Arabian,  so  called  from  sara,  a  desert. 

SAR-SA-PA-RIL'LA,  n.    A  plant ;  a  species  of  Srailax. 

SA'TIATE,  (sa'shate,)  v.  t.    To  satisfy  appetite  or  desire — to  fill— to  glut. 

SAT'IRE,  71.  Keenness  and  severity  of  remark — a  censorious  discourse  or 
poem. 

SATIR-IST,  n.    One  who  writes  satire. 

SAT'URN-INE,  a.  Dull — heavy— grave — not  readily  susceptible  of  excite- 
ment. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  RIOVE,  WQLF,  BOOK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  113 


SA'TYR,  (sa'tur,)  n.  In  mythology,  a  sylvan  deity,  represented  as  a  mon- 
ster. 

SAUCE,  (sawse.)  A  mixture  or  composition  to  be  eaten  with  food  for  im- 
proving its  relish. 

SAU'CER,  (saw'ser,)  n.  A  piece  of  china  or  other  ware  in  which  a  tea-cup 
or  cofTee-cup  is  set. 

SAU'CY,  (saw'sy,)  a.    Rude — bold  to  excess— impudent. 

SAUN'TER,  (san'ter,)  v.  i.    To  wander  about  idly— to  loiter. 

SAU'SAfiE,  (saw'saje,)  n.  The  intestine  of  an  animal  stuffed  with  minced 
meat  seasoned. 

SA-VANT*,  (sa-viing',  n.  pi.  savans,)  Fr.  A  man  of  learning ;  in  the  plural, 
literary  men. 

SCARCE,  (skarse,)  a.    Not  plentiful  or  abundant — rare — uncommon,' 

S€ATH'ED,  (skatht,)  pp.    Damaged— destroyed— wasted. 

SCATH'ING,  (skath'ing,)  p;)r.    Destroying— damaging — injui-ing. 

SCHIST,  (shist,)  n.    In  geology,  a  rock  having  a  slaty  structure. 

S€Ho'LI-AST,  (sko'le-ast,)  n.    A  commentator  or  annotator. 

SCI'O-LIST,  (si'o-list,)  n.    A  smatterer — one  who  knows  little. 

SCI'RE  FA'CI-AS,  (si're  fa'she-as,)  n.  L.    In  law,  a  judicial  writ. 

SCIR'RHOUS,  (skir-,)  a.  Indurated — proceeding  from  scirrhus ;  as,  scirrhous 
affections,  scirrhous  disease. 

S€LA-VO'NI-.'^N,  (skla-vo'ne-an,)  a.  Pertaining  to  the  Sclavi,  or  to  their 
language. 

St'LE-ROT'IC,  (skle-rot'ik,)  a.  Firm— hard ;  as,  the  sclerotic  coat,  or  outer 
membrane  of  the  eye. 

SCRIP'TTIRE,  (skript'yiu-,)  n.  A  writing— the  books  of  the  Old  and  New 
Testament. 

S€ULP'TTJRE,  (skulpt'yur,)  n.  The  art  of  carving  or  cutting  wood  or  stone 
into  various  images. 

SCYTH'I-AN,  (sith'e-an,)  a.  Pei-taining  to  Scythia,  (sith'e-a,)  a  name  form- 
erly given  to  the  northern  part  of  Asia,  and  Europe  adjoining  to  Asia. 

TONE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN"GER,  Vl"CIOUS.— €  a3K;6a3J;Sa9Z; 

CH  asSH;  TH  as  in  THIS. 

10* 


114  THE  OUTHOEPIST. 


SE-DAN',  n.    A  portable  chair  or  covered  vehicle. 
SED'A-TIVE,  a.    In  medicine,  moderating,  allaying  irritability. 
SED'A-TIVE,  n.    A  medicine  which  allays  irritability  and  irritation. 
SEINE,  (seen,)  n.    A  large  net  for  catching  fish. 

SEN'ES-CHAL,  (sen'e-shal,)  n.    A  stewai-d— au  otliccr  who  h^s  the  super- 
intendence of  feasts  and  ceremonies  in  the  houses  t)f  princes  and  dignitaries. 
SE'NILE,  a.    Pertaining  to  old  age. 
SEN-IOR'I-TY,  (s5n-yor'e-te,)  n.    Eldership  —  superior  age  — priority  of 

birth — priority  in  otHce. 
SEN'TIENT,  (sen'shent,)  a.    Having  the  faculty  of  perception.  Man  is  a  sen- 
tient bemg. 
SE'POY,  n.    A  native  of  India,  employed  as  a  soldier  in  the  service  of  Eu- 
ropean powere. 
SEP'TU-A-GINT,  a.    Pertaming  to  the  Septuagint,  contained  in  the  Greek 

copy  of  the  Old  Testament. 
SE-RAS'KlER,  (se-ras'keer,)  n.    A  Turkish  general. 
SER'gEANT,  (sar'jent,)  n.    A  military  officer— a  civic  title— in  England,  a 

lawyer  of  the  highest  rank. 
SER'Rl-ED,  (ser'rid,)  pp.  or  a.    Compacted — crowded  ;  as,  serried  files. 
SERVILE,  (serv'il,)  o.    Slavish— such  as  pertains  to  a  servant  or  slave — 

cringing — fawning. 
SEW,  (so,)  V.  t.    To  luiite  with  a  needle  and  thread. 
SEWED,  (sode,)  pp.    United  by  stitches. 

SEWER,  (sii'er,)  n.    A  subterraneous  drain,  particularly  in  cities. 
SHAFT,  n.    An  arrow— in  mining,  an  entrance  into  a  mine — tlie  body  of  a 

column — any  tiling  straight. 
SHAH,  71.    The  title  given  to  the  monarch  of  Persia. 
SHEK'EL,  (shek'l,)  n.    An  ancient  weight  and  coin  among  the  Jews. 
SHIB'BO-LETH,  n.    In  modem  usage,  the  criterion  of  a  party. 
SHI'LOH,  (shi'lo,)  n.  The  name  given  to  the  Messiah  by  Jacob.  Gen.  xlix.  10. 
SHREWD,  (shrude,)  a.    Cunning— sly — artful— sagacious. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PRF.Y.- PINE,  MARINE,  13TRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


THE  OilTIIOKi'IST.  115 


SHRIVE,  V.  t.    To  hear  or  receive  the  confession — to  administer  confession, 

as  a  priest. 
SI€  TRAN'SIT  GLO'RI-A  MUN'DI,  L.    Thus  passes  away  the  glory  of 

the  world. 
SI-D£'RE-AL,  a.    Pertaining  to  stars— astral ;  as,  sidereal  Ught— starry  ;  as, 

sidereal  regions. 
SI'EN-ITE,  i  71.    A  compound  rock,  composed  of  quai'tz,  hornblende,  and 
SY'EN-ITE,  \      feldspar. 
Sit-ER'RA,  n.  Sp.    A  word  meaning  saw,  used  to  designate  a  ridge  of  momit- 

ains  and  craggy  rocks. 
Si-ES'TA,  (se-es'tah,)  n.  Sp.    A  short  sleep  about  the  middle  of  the  day,  or 

after  dinner 
SlE'UR,  (se'ur,)  n.  Fr.    A  title  of  respect  used  by  tlie  French. 
SIG-NIF'I-eA-TlVE,  a.    Expressive  of  a  certain  idea  or  thing. 
SIL'HuU-ETTE,  (sa'oo-et,)  n.    [Fr.  from  the  name  of  the  improver.]    A 

profile. 
SI-LI"CIOUS,  (so-lish'us,)  a.    Pertaining  to  silex. 
SIL'LI-LY,  (sil'le-Iy,)  adv.    Foolishly— in  a  silly  manner. 
SI-MUL-TA'NE-OUS,  a.    Existing  or  happening  at  the  same  time. 
SI-MUL-TA'NE-OUS-LY,  adv.    At  the  same  time. 

SI'NE-€URE,  (sy'ne-kiu'e,)  n.    An  office  which  has  a  revenue  without  em- 
ployment—a benefice  without  cure  of  souls. 
SI'NE-€UR-ISM,  (sy'ne-kur-izm,)  n.    The  state  of  having  a  sinecure. 
SI'NE-€ttR-IST,  71.    One  who  has  a  sinecure. 
SI'NE  QUA  NON,  L.    An  indispensable  condition. 
SI'NE  DI'E.    IL.  without  day.]    An  adjoiunment  sine  die  is  an  adjomu- 

ment  without  fixing  the  time  of  reassembling. 
SI'REN,  a.    Pertaming  to  a  Su'en- fascinating ;  as,  a  Su-en  song. 
SI-ROe'€0,  (se-rok'ko,)  n.    A  relaxing  wind  from  the  Libyan  deserts. 
SLANT'ING,  ppr.  or  a.   Having  an  oblique  direction— inclining  from  a  right 

line. 


TONE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN"GER,  \T'CIOUS.— €  as  K;  6  as  J:  S  as  Z; 
CHasSH;  THasinTin-5. 


116  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


SLOTH  or  SLOTH,  n.    Laziness — slowness — disinclination  to  action. 

SLOTH'FUL  or  SLOTH'FUL,  a.    Inactive— indolent— idle. 

SLOUGH,  (slou,)  n.    A  hole  full  of  mire. 

SLOUGH,  (sluff,)  n.  The  part  that  separates  from  a  foul  sore — the  cast  skin 
of  a  serpent. 

SLOUGH,  (sluff,)  V.  i.    In  surgery,  to  come  off  from  the  sound  flesh. 

SLOUGH'Y,  (slou'e,)  a.    Miry— full  of  sloughs. 

SLOVEN,  (sluv'en,)  n.    A  man  habitually  negligent  of  neatness  and  order. 

SoAP'-SUDS,  n.pl.    Water  well  impregnated  with  soap. 

SOB-Rl-QUET',  (sob-re-ka',)  n.  Fr.    A  nickname. 

SO€'AgE,  (sok'aje,)  n.  In  English  law,  a  tenure  of  lands  and  tenements 
by  service. 

SOFT'EN,  (sofn,)  v,  t.    To  make  soft — to  mollify — to  make  less  harsh. 

SOr  DI-SANT',  (swa'de-zang'.)    Pretended— self-styled— calling  himself. 

SOLR-EE',  (swiir-a',)  n.    [Fr.  soir,  evening.']    An  evening  party. 

So'CIA-BLE,  (s6'sha-bl,)  a.  "  Free  in  conversation — that  may  bo  con» 
joined. 

SO'JOURN-ER,  (s5'jurn-er,)  n.  A  stranger  who  dwells  in  a  place  for  a 
time. 

SOL'ACE,  n.    Comfort  in  grief— alleviation  of  grief  or  anxiety. 

SOL'E-CISM,  n.  Impropriety  in  language — incongruity  of  words— any  im- 
propriety. 

SOL'EMN,  (sol'em,)  a.    Devout— grave— serious. 

SOM-NAM'BU-LISM,  n.    The  act  of  walking  in  sleep. 

SOM'NO-LENT,  a.    Sleepy— inclined  to  sleep— di-owsy. 

SO-NA'TA,  11.    A  tune  intended  for  an  instrument. 

SOOT,  71.    A  substance  formed  by  combustion. 

SOOTH'SaY-ER,  n.    A  prognosticator— a  foreteller. 

SOP-0-RIF'I€!,  a.    Causing  sleep — tending  to  cause  sleep. 

SO-PRA'NIST,  n.    A  treble  singer. 

SO-PRA'NO,  n.    The  treble — the  highest  female  voice. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


THE  ORTIIOEl'IST.  llY 


SOR'TIE,  (sor'te,)  re.   The  issuing  of  a  body  of  troops  from  a  besieged  place 

to  attack  the  besiegers. 
SOU,  pi.  sous,  (SCO,)  re.    A  French  coin :  the  20th  part  of  a  franc  in  value. 
SOUTH'RON,  (suth'ron,)  n.    An  inhabitant  of  the  more  southern  part  of  a 

country. 
SOUTH'ER-LY,   (suth'er-ly,)   a.     Lyuig  at  the  south— coming   from   the 

south  ;  as,  a  southerly  wind. 
SOUTH'VVARD,  (suth'ard,)  adv.    Toward  thj  south  ;  as,  to  go  southward. 
SOU  V'E-NiR,  (soov'e-neer,)  n.  Fr.    A  remembrancer. 
SOVER-EIGN,  (suv'er-in,)  re.    A  supreme  ruler — a  king — a  gold  coin. 
SOV'ER-EIGN-TY,  (suv'er-in-te,)  re.  Supremacy — supreme  power.  Absolute 

sovereignty  belongs  to  God  only. 
SPA,  re.    A  general  term  or  name  for  a  spring  of  mineral  water. 
SPAN'IEL,  (span'yel,)  re.    A  sagacious  dog— a  cringing,  fawning  person. 
SPARSE,  (spars,)  a.    Thinly  scattered ;  as,  a  sparse  population. 
SPE'CIE,  (spe'shy,)  re.    Coin— copper,  silver,  or  gold  coined. 
SPE'ClES,  (spe'shez,)  re.    A  group  of  individuals  having  an  essential  iden- 
tity— sort,  kind,  &c. 
SPE'CIOUS,   (spe'shuR,>  a.    Showy — apparently  right — appearing  well  at 

first  view ;  as,  a  specious  argument. 
SPERM-A-C£'TI,  (sperm-a-se'te,)  re.    Fatty  matter  obtained  from  the  head 

of  the  spermaceti  whale. 
SPHERE,  (sfere,)  re.    An  orb  or  globe— a  cu-cuit  of  action— rank — order  of 

society. 
SPHE'ROID,  n.    A  figure  approaching  to  a  sphere,  but  not  perfectly 

spherical. 
SPIKE'NARD,  (spik'nard,)  re.    A  vague,  popular  name  appUed  to  many 

widely  different  plants — a  name  of  various  essential  oils. 
SPIN'ACH,  1  (spin'aje,)  re.    A  plant  of  the  genus  Spinacia,  whose  leaves 
SPIN'ACE,  )      are  boiled  for  greens. 
SPLEN'E-TIC,  n.    A  person  affected  with  spleen :  a.  peevish — fretful. 


TCNE,  BULL,  tINITE.— AN"GER,  Vl"CIOUS.— €  as  K  ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z; 
CII  as  SH  ;  Til  as  in  THIS. 


118  THE  OKTHOEPIST. 


SPON-TA-N£'I-TY,  n.  The  quality  of  acting  from  natural  feeling  or  tem- 
perament without  restraint. 

SQUAL'ID,  (skwol'id,)  a.    Filthy— foul— extremely  dirty. 

SQUA'LOE,  n.    Coarseness — foulness— filthiness. 

SQUAN'DER,  (skwon'der,)  v.  t.  To  spend  prodigally— to  spend  lavishly— 
to  dissipate. 

STA'BAT  MA'TER,  n.  L.  A  celebrated  Latin  hymn,  beginning  with  Uicse 
words. 

STA€-CA'TO,  (stak-kil'to,)  It.  In  music,  denoting  a  short,  distinct,  articu- 
late style. 

STAFF,  n.  A  stick  carried  in  the  hand  for  support  by  a  person  walking — 
a  support. 

STAg'IR-ITE,  (staj'er-lte,)  n.  An  appellation  given  to  Aristotle  from  the 
place  of  his  birth,  Stagira,  in  Macedonia. 

STA-LA€!'TITE,  (sta-lak'tyte,)  n.  A  pendent  mineral  cone,  attached  like 
an  icicle  to  the  roof  or  side  of  a  cavern. 

STAL'WART,  (stawl'wart,)  a.    Bold— strong— brave-daring— redoubted. 

STANCH,  V.  t.    To  stop  the  Aowuig  of  blood. 

STANCH,  o.  Firm — sound — strong  and  tight;  as,  a  stanch  ship;  firm  in 
principle. 

STAN'CHION,  (stan'shun,)  n.    A  post— a  prop  or  support. 

STATICS,  (stat'iks,)  n.  That  branch  of  mechanics  which  treats  of  tlio 
forces  that  keep  bodies  at  rest, 

STAT-IS-TI"CIAN,  (stat-is-tish'an,)  n.  A  person  skilled  in  the  science  of 
statistics. 

STAT'TJE,  (stat'yu,)  n.    An  image  made  of  wood,  stone,  or  marble,  &c. 

STAT'IIRE,  (stat'yur,)  n.    The  natural  hight  of  an  animal  body. 

STEAD'I-LY,  (sted'e-le,)  ado.  With  firmness — without  wavering  or  tot- 
tering. 

STEPPE,  (step,)  n.  The  Russian  name  given  to  the  extensive  plains  in 
Asia. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BfRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BOQK. 


THE  OUTHOEPIST.  119 


STE'RE-OTtPE,  a.    Pertaining  to  fixed  metallic  types— done  on  plates  of 

fixed  types. 
ST£'RE-0-TtP-ED,   (ste're-o-tlpt,)  pp.  or  a.    Formed  on  plates  of  fixed 

types — unchangeable. 
STER'ILE,  (ster'il,)  a.    Unfraitful — not  fertile — barren ;  as,  sterile  land. 
STE'VE-DOKE,  n.    One  whose  occupation  is  to  load  or  unload  vessels  in 

port. 
STINT,  n.    Limit— bound— proportion  allotted.    The  worlimen  have  their 

stint. 
STTR'RUP,  (stur'rup,)  n.    A  well-known  appendage  to  a  saddle. 
STI'VER,  71.    A  Dutch  coin,  of  the  value  of  two  cents. 
STO-MA€H'I€,  (sto-mak'ilv,)  n.    A  medicine  that  strengthens  the  stomach. 
STO'RI-ED,  (slo'rid,)  pp.  or  a.    Fmnished  with  stories— related  in  story — 

told  or  recited  in  historj'. 
STRA-TE'6I€, 


J- 


j^.i        .  ,    r  "••    Pertaining  to  strategy — efiecled  by  artifice. 
STRA-TEGI€-AL,  ' 

STRAT'E-GIST,  n.    One  skilled  in  strategy,  or  the  science  of  directing  great 

military  movements. 
STRA'TUM,  ipl.  stra'tums  or  stra'ta,)  n.  In  geology  and  mineralogy,  a  layer ; 

as,  a  stratum  of  sand,  &c. 
STREW,  (stru  or  strC)  v.  t.    To  scatter— to  spread  by  scattering. 
STREWED,  (strode,)  pp.   Spread  by  scattering ;  as,  sand  strewed  on  paper. 
STRICT'IJRE,  (strikt'ym-,)  n.    A  stroke — critical  remark— censm-e. 
STRIP'ED,  (strlpt,)  pp.    Made  with  lines  of  diflerent  colors:  a.  having 

stripes  of  different  colors. 
STRU€'TtJR-AL,  (strukt'j-ur-al,)  a.    Pertaining  to  structure. 
STRUCTTIRE,  (strukt'yur,)  «.    Act  of  building— manner  of  building— a 

building— an  edifice. 
STC'DENT,  7!.    A  person  devoted  to  books— one  engaged  in  study. 
STC'PE-FI-ED,  (-fide,)  pp.  or  a.    Having  the  understanding  blunted- made 

dull  or  stupid. 


TUNE,  BULL,  TJNITE.— AN"GER,  VT'CIOUS.— €  asK;6asJ:SnsZ; 
CH  asSH;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


120  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


SUA'SION,  (swa'zhun,)  n.    The  act  of  persuading. 

SUAV'l-TY,   (swav'e-te,)  n.    Agreeableness— pleasantness  ;  as,  suavity  [of 

manners  or  address. 
SUB-AL'TERN,  (sub-awl'tern,)  a.     Subordinate— inferior :  used  chiefly  of 

military  officers. 
SUB  RO'SA,  (sub-ro'zah,) /,.   Literally,  under  the  rose— secretly— privately. 

C  n.    The  act  of  sinking  or  falling,  as   in  the   lees  of 
SUB-SI'DENCE,  .  j     „     j  ^■ 

<      liquors— the  act  of  sinkmg  or  gradually  descendmg, 
SUB-SI'DEN-CY, 

1.      as  ground  or  water. 

SUB-SID'I-A-RY,  (sub-sid'e-a-re,)  a.  Aiding— assistant— furnishing  addi- 
tional supplies. 

SUB-STAN'TIATE,  (sub-stan'shate,)  v.  t.  To  establish  by  proof  or  com- 
petent testimony. 

SUB-STRA'TUM,  (;;/.  substrata,)  n.  /..  A  layer  of  eai-th  or  other  matter 
lying  under  another. 

SUB-SIST',  V.  i.    To  be— to  live— to  be  maintained  with  food  and  clothing. 

SUBTILE,  (sub'til,)  a.  Thin— not  dense ;  as,  a  subtile  air ;  a  subtile  me- 
dium—fine— delicate. 

SUBTILE,  (sut'tl,)  a.  Sly— cunning— artful— insinuating ;  as,  a  subtile  ad- 
versary. 

SUB'TLE,  (sut'il,)  a.    Artful— sly  in  design.     [See  Subtile.] 

SUB'TIL-TY,  .(sut'tl-te,)  n.  Cunning— sly  in  design:  (sub'til-te,)  thinness, 
fineness. 

SUB'TLY,  (sut'tle,)  adv.    Cunningly— slily— artfully— delicately. 

SUB-URB'AN,  a.    Inhabiting  or  being  in  the  suburbs  of  a  city. 

SUF-FICE',  (suf-fize',)  v.  t.    To  satisfy— to  content— to  supply— to  aflbrd. 

SUF-FIC'ED,  (suf-fizd',)  pp.    Adequately  supplied— satisfied. 

SUF-FIC'ING,  (suf-fiTz'ing,)  ppr.    Supplying  what  is  needed— satisfying. 

SUF'FRA-GAN,  a.    Assisting;  as,  a  suffl-agan  bishop. 

SUG'AR,  (shug'ar,)  n.  A  well-known  substance,  manufactured  chiefly 
from  th€  sugar-cane. 

ATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BQQK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  121 


SUG-6ES'TION,  (siig-jest'yuii,)  n.  Presentation  of  an  idea  to  the  mind — a 
hint — insinuation. 

SU-I-CI'DAL,  (sQ-e-sy'dal,)  a.    Partaking  of  the  crime  of  suicide, 

StJ-I-CI'DAL-LY,  (su'e-sy'dal-e,)  adv.    In  a  suicidal  manner. 

SCI  gEN'ER-IS,  L.    Of  its  own  or  peculiar  kind— singular. 

SUIT,  (siite,)  71.  A  set — retinue — attendance — train.  (The  French  orthog- 
raphy suite,  (sweet,)  is  rejected  very  properly  by  Dr.  Webster  and 
Jameson.) 

SUITE,  (sweet,)  n.  Fr.    Retinue.     [See  Suit,  above.] 

SC'MAC,     1  (shii'mak,)"»i.    A  plant  of  the  genus  Rhus,  used  in  tanning 

SC'MA€II,  \      and  dyeing. 

SU-PER-FI"CIE$,  (super-flsh'ez,)  n.  singular.  The  exterior  pait  of  a 
thing — the  surface. 

SU-PER-STRA'TUM,  n.    A  sti'atum  or  layer  above  another. 

SUP'PLE,  (sup'pl,)  a.    Flexible— pliant— easily  bent— yielding. 

SUP'PLE-NESS,  (sup'pl-ness,)  n.  The  quality  of  easily  yielding— readiness 
of  compliance. 

SUR-MISE',  71.  The  act  of  imagining  without  certain  knowledge— sus- 
picion. 

SUR-PASS',  V.  t.  To  go  beyond  in  any  thing  good  or  bad— to  exceed— to 
excel. 

SUR'PLICE,  (sur'plis,)  n.  A  white  garment  worn  by  the  Roman  Catholic 
and  Episcopal  clergy. 

SUR'PLIC-ED,  (sur'plist,)  a.    Weai-ing  a  sui-plice. 

SUR'PLUS-AgE,  n.  Surplus ;  as,  surplusage  of  produce  beyond  what  is 
wanted. 

SUR-VEILXANCE,  (sur-val'yans,)  n.  Fr.    Inspection— watch— oversight. 

StT'IIRE,  (sut'ym-e,)  n.  A  sewing— the  seam  which  unites  the  bones  of 
the  skull. 

SWARD,  n.    Turf— the  grassy  surface  of  land. 

SWE-DEN-BOR'GI-AN,  n.    A  follower  of  Emanuel  Swedenborg. 


TUNE,  BULL,  tINITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  asK;easJ;SasZ; 

CH  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 

11 


122  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


SWORD,  (sword  or  sord,)  n.    A  weapon  worn  at  the  side,  used  for  cutting 

or  thrusting— justice. 
SYB'A-RITE,  n.    A  person  devoted  to  luxury  and  pleasure. 
SYN'O-NYM,  n.    A  word  having  the  same  signification  as  another,  is  its 

synonym. 
SYN-ON'Y-MOUS,  (syn-ou'o-mus,)  a.    Expressing  the  same  tiling — having 

the  same  meaning. 
SYR'INgE,  (sh'inj,)  n.    An  instiiuuent  for  iiijecling  liquids  into  animal 

bodies. 


BOOKS. 

The  reader  who  is  fond  of  books,  may  find  some 
satisfaction  in  the  following  brief  description  of  a  lot 
of  miscellaneous  works,  which  the  writer  of  this  exer- 
cise had  the  opportmiity  of  examining  while  at  a  book- 
store. The  books  which  first  attracted  our  attention 
were  those  of  a  theological  character. 

A  treatise  by  a  learned  schohast  on  Passages  of 
Scripture  in  the  Septuagint,  received  the  sanction  of 
the  Jewish  Sanhedrim.  A  vocabulary  was  appended 
to  the  work,  fjiving  a  full  definition  of  the  following 
words,  viz.  :  Sabaoth,  sacerdotal,  sacrament,  sacrifice, 
sacrificing,  sacrilege,  sacrilegious,  saci'isty,  sanctuary, 
shrive,  solemn,  soothsayer,  surplice,  surpliced,  shekel, 
and  Sliiloh. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  123 


The  author  of  the  next  work  had  been  a  sojourner 
for  a  short  tune  at  the  court  of  the  Shah  of  Persia, 
whose  sovereignty  was  more  unlimited  than  that  of 
any  other  sovereign.  He  related  the  incidents  of  a 
sortie  made  by  a  Sepoy,  who  was  a  sergeant,  and  a 
great  strategist.  A  subaltern  officer  was  wounded 
dui'ing  the  maneuver,  and  was  carried  in  a  sedan  to  u 
spa,  which  was  on  a  steppe  at  no  great  distance. 

The  biographies  of  a  Saracen,  a  Turkish  scraskier,  a 
Scythian,  and  a  treatise  on  the  Sclavonian  Language, 
contained  but  little  that  would  interest  the  American 
reader. 

A  work  on  Dietetics  contained  important  suggestions. 
The  author  stated  that  a  person  who  would  subsist  on 
fruits  that  contained  a  portion  of  sugar  or  saccharine 
matter,  and  such  vegetables  as  salsify  and  spinach,  and 
suffice  his  appetite  with  a  small  quantity  of  meat,  would 
have  more  suppleness  of  body  than  the  Sybarite,  who 
pursues  a  suicidal  com'se  by  eating  saline  substances, 
salmon,  sausages,  and  highly  seasoned  sauce. 

A  book,  wiitteii  by  a  subtile  student  of  medicine, 
recommended  a  daily  siesta  as  a  good  sedative  for 
splenetic  persons,  and  gave  a  recipe  for  making  an  ex- 
cellent salve  to  soften  scirrhous  affijctions,  and  remove 
the  slough  from  troublesome  eniptions.  A  preparation 
of  sarsaparilla,  spikenard,  spermaceti,  and  other  mate- 
rials, was  considered  as  a  potent  specific  for  the  solace 
of  somnolent  persons,  and  for  individuals  troubled  with 


124  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


somnambulism.  It  was  also  recommended  as  a  sto- 
machic, and  as  being  good  in  cases  of  stricture  and 
structural  derangement. 

The  work  of  a  sapient  statistician  and  shrewd  agri- 
culturist treated  of  sterile  soils,  and  stating  that  if  soot 
and  the  contents  of  seAvers  were  strewed  over  the  soil 
without  stint,  after  the  sward  was  turned  under,  the 
stratum  below  would  be  much  improved.  It  was  also 
suggested  that  the  farmer  should  strew  a  common 
saucer  full  of  soot  around  the  roots  of  each  fi"uit-tree, 
and  make  free  use  of  the  syringe  in  removing  every 
species  of  insects. 

A  tract  on  Astronomy,  by  a  learned  savant,  main- 
tained a  peculiar  theory  in  reference  to  Sagittarius  and 
the  sidereal  regions.  Another,  by  a  mere  sciolist,  treat- 
ed of  the  sagittal  suture  and  the  sclerotic  coat  of  the 
eye ;  and  a  third,  on  Geology,  described  the  structure 
of  schist,  sienite,  the  stalactite,  silicious  formations,  and 
presented  a  long  article  to  substantiate  a  subtile  theory 
in  regard  to  the  subsidence  of  land  and  water  in  various 
places. 

A  small  pamphlet,  recently  stereotyped,  contained 
advice  for  those  involved  in  the  sphere  of  squalid  pov- 
erty. It  stated  that  beneath  all  the  squalor,  there  was 
a  substratum  of  humanity  identical  with  that  of  the 
refined  and  gifted ;  that  the  spectacle  of  men  of  stal- 
wart stature  being  obliged  to  saunter  about,  and  often. 
failing  to  procure  the  means  of  sufficing  the  Avants  of 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  125 


their  families,  was  an  e\'idence  of  the  stupefied  state  of 
society  on  this  subject. 

The  industrious  female,  who  continued  to  sew  stead- 
ily until  she  had  sewed  enough  to  remove  the  hue  of 
health  from  her  countenance,  could  not  even  then  be 
free  from  the  scathing  influences  of  want. 

A  soporific  satire  of  a  would-be  satirist  presented 
nothing  significative  of  good  judgment  or  sense.  It 
was  silUly  contrived,  and  would  easily  satiate  a  person 
of  refinement.  It  represented  the  office  of  a  seneschal 
as  a  sinecure,  and  the  soiree  or  sociable  over  which  he 
presided  as  being  attended  by  supple  slaves,  who  as- 
sisted the  sinecurist  to  squander  the  surplusage  of  his 
master's  larder. 

It  was  quite  a  relief  to  turn  to  the  salutatory  oration 
of  a  young  man  endowed  Avith  spontaneity  of  thought 
and  suavity  of  manners.  He  said  that  health  was  often 
sacrificed  by  the  imprudent  scholar ;  that  a  little  learn- 
ing sufficed  one  with  a  saturnine  temperament ;  that 
good  students  were  scarce  ;  that  some  of  those  who 
Avere  under  the  surveillance  of  professors  and  tutors 
contrived  by  some  subtilty  or  solecism  to  escape  cen- 
sure. That  the  shibboleth  of  party  was  of  but  little 
force  with  the  Southron  or  the  Northener. 

A  small  vocabulary,  consisting  chiefly  of  musical 
terms,  gave  the  spelled  pronunciation  of  every  word 
except  the  following,  viz. :  soprano,  stafi",  sentient, 
siren,  sonata,  sopranist,  suasion,  surmise,  souvenir,  spe- 
ll* 


126  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


cious,  shaft,  sculpture,  storied,  stereotype,  and  stac- 
cato. 

A  salmagundi  or  medley  had  in  it  an  endless  number 
of  subjects.  It  narrated  the  adventures  of  a  soi-disant 
traveler,  who  was  known  by  a  singular  sobriquet,  and 
stated  that,  while  traveling  in  the  suit  of  an  embassa- 
dor, he  was  much  annoyed  by  the  sirocco.  The  author 
also  dilates  vipon  sinecurisms,  statics,  a  superstratum  of 
serried  rocks  on  the  coast  of  Norway,  a  method  of 
measuring  the  superficies  of  spheroid  figures,  the  phi- 
losophy of  the  learned  Stagirite,  a  theory  of  the  in- 
fluence of  southerly  winds  on  vessels  going  southward, 
and  also  giving  a  brief  enumeration  of  the  qualities  of 
sumac. 

In  a  work  published  by  a  careless  printer,  the  fol- 
lowing words  were  improperly  spelled,  viz. :  sabot, 
sans,  satyr,  scathed,  seine,  senile,  seniority,  sierra,  sil- 
houette, simultaneous,  simultaneously,  sine  qua  non, 
sine  die,  slanting,  slough  (a  mud-hole),  sloven,  soap- 
suds, socage,  spaniel,  sparse,  specie,  stanch. 

Also  stanchion,  statue,  stevedore,  stirrup,  stiver, 
strategic,  striped,  suffragan,  suicidally,  synonym,  syn- 
onymous, and  Swedenborgian. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  127 


TAB'LEAU,  (tab'lo,)  ?(.  Fr.    A  striUing  and  graphic  representation— a  pic- 
ture. 
TAB'LEAUX  Vi'VANTS,   (tab'lo-ve'vang,)   Fr.    Living  pictm-es-a  rep- 
resentation of  some  scene  by  a  group  of  persons. 
TA'BLE  D'HOTE,  (ta  bl-dot,)  Fr.    A  common  table  for  guests  at  a  Trench 

hotel. 
TA€'TILE,  (tak'til,)  a.    Susceptible  of  touch— that  may  be  felt ;  as,  tactile 

qualities. 
TA'EN,  (tane.)    The  poetical  contraction  of  taken. 
TAM-BOUR-lNE',  (tam-boor-een',)  n.    A  small  shallow  drum  with  only  one 

skin,  played  on  with  the  hand. 
TAP'ES-TRY,  11.    Woven  hangings  of  wool  and  silk. 
TAP-I-o'€A,  (tap-e-6'kah,)  n.    The  popular  name  of  the  fecula  obtained 

from  the  cassada  plant. 
TARIFF,  n.    A  list  of  duties  to  be  paid  on  goods  imported  or  exported. 
TaR-PAU'LIN,  (tilr-paw'lin,)  n.    A  name  given    to   hats  covered  with 

painted  or  tarred  cloth — a  piece  of  canvas  covered  with  tai". 
TASK,  n.    Business  imposed  by  another — burdensome  employment. 
TAS'SEL,  n.   A  pendent  ornament  attached  to  curtains,  and  ending  in  loose 

threads. 
TAUNT,  (tiint,)  n.    Bitter  or  sarcastic  reproach — upbraiding  words. 
T£  DE'UM,  n.  L,    A  hymn  to  bo  simg  in  chm'ches  or  on  occasions  of  joy. 
T£'DI-0US,  (te'de-us,)  a.    ^Vearisome — tiresome  from  continuance — slow. 
TE'DI-UM,  (te'de-um,)  n.    Wearisomeness — irksomeness. 
TEL-EG'RA-PHY,  n.  The  art  of  communicating  intelligence  by  a  telegraph. 
TEN'DER-LOIN,  71.    A  tender  part  of  flesh  in  the  hind  quai'ter  of  beef. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TCNE,  BULL,  tINITE.— AN" 
GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  as  K  ;  ft  as  J  ;  S  as  Z ;  CH  as  SH  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


128  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


TEN'ET,  71.  Any  principle,  doctrine,  or  dogma  which  a  person  maintains 
as  true. 

TEN'IJRE,  (ten'yur,)  n.  Holding — the  particular  manner  of  holding  real 
estate. 

TEP'ID,  a.    Lukewarm — moderately  warm. 

TER'6I-VER-SATE,  (ter'je-ver-sate,)  v.  i.    To  practice  evasion— to  shllt. 

TERP-SieH-0-R£'AN,  (terp-sik-o-re'aii,)  a.  Relating  to  Terpsichore,  the 
muse  who  presided  over  dancing. 

TER'RA  IN  €OG'NI-TA,  n.  L.    An  unknown  region. 

TETE,  (tate,)  n.     \_Fr.  head.]     A  kind  of  cap  of  false  haii-. 

TETE'-A-TKTE',  (tate'-a-late',)  n.  Fr.  Head  to  head— private  conversa- 
tion. 

TEXT'ILE,  (tekst'il,)  a.    Woven  or  capable  of  being  woven. 

THER-A-PEUTI€S,  n.  That  part  of  medicine  which  respects  the  discovery 
and  application  of  remedies  for  diseases. 

THRALL'DOM,  (thrawl'dum,)  n.    Bondage — slavery — a  state  of  seiTitude. 

THREE'-PENCE,  (thrip'-ense,)  n.  A  sUver  coin  of  three  times  the  value 
of  a  penny. 

THWART,  (thwort,)  v.  t.    To  cross — to  contravene — to  frustrate  or  defeat. 

TI-A'RA,  (ty-a'rah,)  n.    A  kind  of  turban — the  pope's  triple  crown. 

TI€  DOU-LOU-REUX',  n.  Fr.  A  painful  affection  of  a  nerve,  usually  in 
the  head. 

TI'GRINE,  (ti'grin,)  a.    Like  a  tiger. 

TINC'TIJRE,  (tinkt'yur,)  n.  An  extract — a  spirituous  solution — a  tinge  or 
shade  of  color. 

TIN'Y,  a.    Very  small— puny— little. 

TO-KAY',  n.    A  kind  of  wine,  made  of  white  grapes  at  Tokay,  In  Hungary. 

TOLL'-BOOTH,  (tole'-booth,)  n.  A  place  where  goods  are  weighed  to  as- 
certain the  duties  or  toll — a  prison. 

TO-MA'TO  or  TO-MA'TO,  n.  A  plant  and  its  fruit,  the  Lycopersicum 
Esculentum. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WH^T.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARtNE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BQQK. 


THE  OUTHOEPIST.  129 


TOP-0-GRAPH'I€,        1  a.    Pertaining   to  topography — descriptive    of  a 

TOP-0-GRAPH'I€-AL,  \      place. 

TORTILE,  (tort'il,)  o.  Twisted— coiled— wreathed.  In  botany,  coiled  like 
a  rope. 

TOR'TIOUS,  (tor'shus,)  a.  Injurious.  In  law,  implying  injury  for  which 
the  law  gives  damages. 

TOR'TOISE,  (tor'tis,;  n.  Au  aiiimal  of  the  order  Tostudiuata,  covered  with 
a  shell. 

TORT-TJ-OSE',  (tort-yu-ose',)  a.    Twisted— wreathed— winding. 

TORT'TJ-OUS,  (tort'yu-us,)  a.  Wreathed— twisted— winding ;  as,  a  tortu- 
ous train. 

TORT'fJRE,  (tort'yur,)  n.    Anguish  of  body  or  mind — extreme  pain. 

TO'TO  CCT;'L0,  (to'to-see'lo,)  L,  By  the  whole  hemisphere— as  opposite 
as  possible. 

TOU-PEE',  1  (too-pa',)  n.    An  artificial  lock  of  hair— a  little  tuft— a  small 

TOU-PET',  \      wig. 

TOUCH'ING-LY,  (tuch'ing-le,)  adv.  Feelingly— in  a  manner  to  move  the 
passions. 

TOUR,  (toor,)  n.  A  going  round— a  journey  in  a  circuit;  as,  the  toui-  of 
Europe. 

ToUR'IST,  (toor'ist,)  n.    One  who  makes  a  tour,  or  performs  a  joiimey. 

TOURN'A-MENT,  (turn'a-ment,)  n.  A  mock  fight,  in  which  quite  a  num- 
ber of  combatants  are  engaged. 

TOURN'I-QUET,  (turn'e-ket,)  n.  A  surgical  instnunent  used  to  check 
hemorrhages. 

TOUR-NURE',  n.  Fr.    Turn— contour. 

To'WARD,  (to'ard,)  prep.    In  the  direction  to — with  respect  to — nearly. 

TRA'CHE-A,  (tra'ke-a,)  n.    In  anatomy,  the  windpipe. 

TRACTILE,  (trakt'il,)  a.    Ductile — capable  of  being  drawn  out  in  length. 

TRADE'- WIND,  n.  A  name  given  to  winds  in  the  torrid  zone,  which  blow 
from  the  same  quarter  nearly  the  whole  year.    Their  general  direction  on 

TtJNE,  BULL,  TINITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  asK;  ftasJ;  SasZ 
CII  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


130  THE  ORTHOEPIST, 


the  north  side  of  the  equator  is  from  N.  E.  to  S.  VV.     On  the  south  side, 

from  S.  E.  to  N.  W. 
TRA-DI"TION,  (tra-dish'un,)  n.    The  deUvery  of  opinions  or  practices  from 

father  to  son. 
TRA-G£'DI-AN,  (tra-je'de-an,)  n.    An  actor  of  tragedy— a  writer  of  tragedy. 
TRANCE,  (triins,)  n.    An  ecstasy.   In  medicine,  catalepsy. 
TRAN'QUIL,  (trank'wil,)  a.    Calm— undistm-bed— quiet— not  agitated. 
TRAN'QUIL-IZ-ED,  (trauk'wil-lzd,)  pp.    Composed— quieted— calmed. 
TRANS-AL'PINE,  (trans-al'pin,)  a.    Lying  beyond  the  Alps  in  regara  to 

Rome,  opposed  to  cisalpine. 
TRAN'SIENT,  (tran'shent,)  a.    Not  lasting  or  durable — of  short  duration- 
momentary. 
TRANS-PAR'ENT,  a.    Having  the  property  of  transmitting  rays  of  light— 

pellucid. 
TRANS-PAR' ENT-LY,  adv.    So  as  to  be  seen  through— cleai-ly. 
TRA-PE'ZI-UM,  n.     A  geometrical  figure.     In  anatomy,  a  bone  of  the 

carpus. 
TRAVERSE,  v.  t.    To  cross — to  survey— to  vfander  over;  as,  to  traverse 

the  habitable  globe. 
TRAV'ERS-ING,  ppr.    Passing  over — thwarting — denying — crossing. 
TRAV'ES-TI-ED,  (trav'es-tid,)  pp.    Disguised  by  dress— turned  into  ridicule. 
TRAV'ES-TY,  n.    A  bmlesque  translation  of  a  work— a  pai-ody. 
TREA'CtE,  (tre'kl,)  n.    The  su^ip  which  drains  from  the  sugar-refiner's 

molds — molasses. 
TREAS'IJRE,  (trezh'ur,)  n.    A  stock  or  store  of  money  in  reserve — wealth 

accumulated. 
TREAS'lJR-ER,  (trezh'ur-er,)  n.     One  who  has  the  care  of  a  treasure  or 

treasm-y. 
TREATISE,  (treet'is,)  71.    A  tractr-a  written  composition  on  a  particular 

subject, 
TREB'LE,  (tiib'l,)  n.    The  highest  of  the  four  principal  parts  in  music. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WQLF,  BQQK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  131 


TREB'LY,  (trib'le,)  adv.    In  a  threefold  number  or  quantity ;  as,  a  good 

action  trebly  rewarded. 
TREP-I-DA'TION,  n.    An  involuntary  trembling— hurry— confused  haste. 
TRIB'IJNE,  (trib'yune,)  n.    In  ancient  Rome,  a  magistrate— in  France,  an 

elevated  place  in  the  chamber  of  deputies,  from  which  speeches  are  made. 
TRIB'IJTE,  (trib'yute,)  n.    Money  paid  by  one  prince  or  nation  to  another 

— a  personal  contribution. 
TRl'O,  n.    Three  united.    In  music,  a  composition  in  three  parts ;  (fre- 
quently pronounced  treo.) 
TRIP'0-LI,  (trip'o-lc,)  n.    An  eai-thy  substance,  used  in  polishing  stones  and 

metals. 
TRI-SE€T',  V.  t.    To  divide  or  cut  into  three  equal  parts. 
TRl'TON,  n.    In  mythology,  a  fabled  sea  demi-god— a  genus  of  Batracbian 

reptiles. 
TRI'TJNE,  (tri'yune,)  a.    Three  in  one. 
TROM'BONE,  n.  It.    A  deep-toned  instrument  of  the  trumpet  kind,  consisfr 

ing  of  three  tubes. 
TRO'PHI-ED,  (tro'fid,)  a.    Adorned  with  trophies. 
TRo'PHY,  (tro'fe,)  n.    A  memorial  of  conquest— something  that  is  evidence 

of  victory. 
TROU'BA-DoUR,  (troo'ba-door,)  n.     One  of  a  school  of  poets  who  flout^ 

ished  from  the  eleventh  to  the  latter  end  of  the  thirteenth  century. 
TROUB'LOUS,  (trub'lus,)  a.    Agitated— tumultuous. 
TROUGH,  (trawf,)  n.    A  vessel  iioUow  longitudinally — trough  of  the  sea, 

the  space  between  two  high  waves. 
TRUN'CHEON,  (trun'shun,)  n.  A  baton,  or  military  staff  of  command — a  club. 
TRUN'DLE-BED,  n.    A  bed  that  is  moved  on  little  wheels ;  called  also  a 

truckle-bed. 
TUR-MOIL',  n.    Tumult — disturbance — trouble — molestation  by  tumult. 
TYM'PAN-Ui\I,  n.    The  drum  of  the  ear.    In  mechanics,  a  wheel  placed 

round  an  axis. 

TtJNE,  BULL,  TINITE.— AN"GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  as  K ;  C  as  J ;  S  as  Z  i 
CH  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


132  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


THE  LUNATIC  ASYLUM. 

The  painful  sensations  one  usually  receives  on  visit- 
ing a  lunatic  asylum,  are  often  partially  dissipated  by 
the  grotesque  appearance  and  desultory  remarks  of  the 
unfortunate  beings  there  assembled.  A  person  who 
was  deeply  interested  in  improving  the  condition  of  the 
insane,  gave  a  few  details  of  a  visit  which  he  made  to 
one  of  these  establishments. 

An  indi\adual  Avho  had  written  a  work  on  thera- 
peutics, and  who  had  occasionally  a  transient  gleam  of 
reason,  was  sitting  in  a  tranquil  state  of  mind,  pre- 
paring, as  he  stated,  a  tincture  for  the  trachea  and 
tympanum.  It  is  reported  that  he  was  seized  with 
a  trepidation  while  adjusting  a  tourniquet,  so  that  a 
surgeon  could  examine  the  trapezium,  which  had  been 
displaced. 

The  tedious  nature  of  the  operation  threw  him  into  a 
kind  of  trance.  He  was  found  the  next  morning  trav- 
ersing the  fields,  and  his  friends  were  obliged  to  per- 
form the  sad  task  of  taking  him  to  the  asylum. 

One  who  had  been  the  treasurer  of  a  company,  wore 
on  his  head  a  tarpaulin,  calling  it  a  tiara.  He  had 
three-pence  in  his  hand,  and  considered  it  a  vast  sum 
or  treasure,  which  would  enable  him  to  traverse  the 
universe,  thwart  the  purposes  of  tyrants,  and  deliver 
the  people  from  the  tedium  and  thralldom  of  servitude. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  133 


Another,  who  said  he  was  a  troubadour,  had  Avhat 
he  called  a  tamboiuine  and  trombone.  He  wore  on 
his  head  a  textile  fabric,  which  he  called  a  trophy,  de- 
manded tribute  of  those  who  came  toward  him,  and 
said  they  would  have  a  grand  tableau  behind  the  tapes- 
try, when  every  body  was  tranquilized. 

One  who  represented  himself  as  a  physician,  had  a 
composition  which  Avould  relieve  the  torture  of  tic 
douloureux.  It  was  made  of  the  triturated  shell  of  the 
tortoise,  transparent  treacle,  juice  of  the  tomato,  tepid 
water,  tokay,  tapioca,  and  pulverized  tripoli.  A  tender- 
loin was  to  be  eaten  immediately  after  taking  it,  and  if 
the  victim  was  a  member  of  Congress,  he  must  vote 
against  the  tariff,  in  order  to  escape  the  taunts  of  the 
democrats. 

One  person,  apparently  about  forty  years  old,  had 
been  a  great  tourist.  He  had  heard  Te  Deum  suno;  at 
St.  Peter's  Church,  in  Rome ;  made  a  tour  through  the 
eastern  part  of  Europe  ;  dined  at  the  table  d'hote  of  a 
French  hotel  in  Constantinople  ;  witnessed  the  tourna- 
ment ;  been  driven  by  the  trade-winds,  in  a  tiny  vessel, 
through  the  turmoil  of  the  troublous  waves ;  was 
sometimes  in  the  trough  of  the  sea,  then  on  billows 
mountain  high. 

The  last  imfortunate  being  we  shall  describe  was  a 

tragedian.     He  had  a  large  tassel  hanging  fi-om  his 

head,  a  truncheon  was  in  his  hand,  and  while  standing 

on  something  like  a  trundle-bed,  was  making  a  flaming 

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134  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


soliloquy,  sometimes  speaking  qxiite  toucliingly,  and 
then  suddenly  assuming  a  tigiine  aspect.  The  follow- 
ing is  a  specimen : 

That  I  have  ta'en  away  this  old  man's  daughter,  is 
most  true. — Off !  to  the  toll-booth  with  the  topograph- 
ical engineer  ! — Why  trisect  the  triton  Avho  comes  tro- 
phied  from  the  wars  ? — Gently,  the  travesty  was  traves- 
tied !  'twas  trebly  done  ! — Where  is  the  tortious  tribime, 
whose  tactile  touch  no  trio  could  appease  ? — Ah  !  down 
with  telegraphy ! — 'Twas  by  no  fault  of  ours,  no  tenet> 
the  feeble  tenure  of  his  life  was  held. — Tradition  does 
not  tergiversate. — The  tortile  tortuous  terpsichorean 
has  gone  to  terra  incognita. — Transalpine  friends  will 
meet. — But  who  sinsrs  treble  here  ? 


THE  ORTIIOEPIST.  135 


U. 

tJ-BIQ'UI-TY,  (yu-bili'we-te,)  n.     Existence  in  all  places,  or  every  where, 

at  the  same  time — omnipresence. 
tJ-K.\SE',  n.    In  Russia,  a  proclamation  or  order  published,  having  the 

force  of  law. 
UL-TI-MA'TUM,  n.    In  diplomacy,  final  propositions,  the  most  favorable 

terms  a  negotiator  can  offer — any  final  proposition. 
UL'TRA,  a.    Beyond— extreme  ;  as,  ultra  principles — one  who  advocates 

extreme  measures. 
UL-TRA-MON'TANE,  a.    Ultramontane  doctrines,  when  spoken  of  north 

of  the  Alps,  denote  the  extreme  views  as  to  the  Pope's  supremacy. 
UL-TRA-MON'TA-NIST,  n.    One  who  holds  to  ultramontanism. 
UM-BRA'ftEOUS,  (um-bra JUS,)  a.    Shading— forming  a  shade ;  as,  umbra- 
geous trees. 
UN-AL'IEN-A-BLE,  (un-al'yeu-a-bl,)  a.     Not  alienable — that  may  not  be 

transfeired. 
TJ-NA-NIM'I-TY,  (yu-na-nim'e-te,)  re.    Agreement  of  a  number  of  persons 

in  opinion. 
IJ-NAN'I-MOUS,  (yu-nan'e-mus,)  a.     Agreeing  in  opinion — being  of  one 

mind. 
UN-AN'SWER-A-BLE,  (un-an'ser-a-bl,)  a.    Not  capable  of  refutation;  as, 

an  unanswerable  argument. 
UN-AP-PR£'CIA-BLE,  (un-aji-pre'sha-bl,)  a.    Not  appreciable. 
UN-AP-PRF/CIA-TED,  (un-ap-pr5'sha-ted,)  a.    Not  properly  estimated  or 

valued. 
UN-ASK'ED,  (un-askt',)  a.    Unsolicited — not  asked ;  as,  to  bestow  favors 

unasked. 
UN-AS-SO'CIA-TED,  (un-as-so'sha-ted,)  a.    Not  associated— not  imited. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.- 
NOTE,  DOVE,  JIOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TUNE,  BULL,  UNITE.— AN" 
GER,  VI"CIOUS.— €  as  K ;  6  as  J ;  $  as  Z ;  CH  as  SH  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


136  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


TJ'NA  VO'CE,  L,.    With  one  voice— unanimously. 

UN-CHAS-TIS'ED,  (un-chas-tlzd',)  a.  Not  chastised— not  corrected— not 
punished. 

UN-€LEAN'LI-NESS,  (un-klen'le-ness,)  n.  Filthiness  —  want  of  clean- 
liness. 

UN-€LEAN'LY,  (un-klen'Iy,)  a.    Foul— filthy— indecent— obscene. 

UN-€OME'LY,  (un-kum'le,)  a.  Not  comely— wanting  grace ;  as,  an  un- 
comely person. 

UN-€OM'PLAI-SANT,  (un-kom'pla-zant,)  a.  Not  complaisant— not  court- 
eous. 

UN-€OM'PLAI-SANT-LY,  (un-kom'pla-zant-ly,)  adu.  Discourteously— un- 
civilly. 

UN-€ON'JLr-UAL,  (un-kon'ju-gal,)  a.    Not  befitting  a  wife  or  husband. 

UN-€ON-SCI-EN'TIOUS,  (un-kon-she-en'shus,)  a.  Not  conscientious— not 
regulated  by  conscience. 

UN-€0URT'E-OUS,  (un-km't'e-us,)  a.    Unpolite— uncivil— not  complaisant. 

UNCT  TJ-OUS,  (imkt'jTi-us,)  a.    Fat— greasy— having  a  resemblance  to  oil. 

UN-DA  UNT'ED,  a.    Not  daunted— not  depressed  by  fear. 

UN-DER-NE  ATI!',  prep.    Beneath— under. 

UN-DE-SIGN'ED,  (un-de-sind',)  a.    Not  designed— not  intended. 

UN-DE-SIGN'ED-LY,  (un-de-slne'ed-le,)  aiv.    Without  design  or  intention. 

UN-DE-SIGN'ING,  (un-de-slne'ing,)  a.  Upright— sincere — having  no  fraud- 
ulent purpose.  -^ 

UN-EX-AM'PLED,  (un-egz-am'pld,)  a.  Unprecedented — having  no  example 
or  similar  case. 

UN'GUENT,  (un'gwent)  n.  A  soft  composition,  used  as  a  topical  remedy 
for  sores,  &c. — an  ointment. 

UN-HOUS'ED,  (un-houzd',)  pp.  Driven  from  a  house — wanting  a  house — 
homeless. "  » 

UN-IN-I"TIA-TED,  (un-in-ish'a-ted,)  a.    Not  initiated. 

UN-IN'TER-EST-ED,  o.    Not  interested— having  nothing  at  stake. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BQQK. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  137 


UN-IN'TER-EST-ING,  a.    Not  capable  of  exciting  an  interest,  or  of  engaging 

the  mind. 
U-NIQUE',  (yu-neek',)  a.    Unequaled — sole — single  in  its  kind  or  excellence. 
U-NIV'0-CAL,  a.    Having  only  one  meaning ;  opposed  to  equivocal. 
UN-LIQ'Ur-DA-TED,  (un-lik'we-da-ted,)  a.    Not  liquidated— not  settled. 
UN-MASK'ED,  (un-miLskt',)  pp.    Stripped  of  a  mask — exposed  to  view. 
UN-RI'VAL-ED,  a.    Having  no  rival  or  competitor — peerless — unequaled. 
UN-STANCH'ED,  (mi-stiincht',)  a.    Not  stanched— not  stopped  ;  as  blood. 
UN-SUR-PASS'ED,  (un-sur-past',)  a.    Not  surpassed— not  exceeded. 
UN-VI"TIA-TED, 


)\- 


•  (un-vish'a-ted,)  a.    Not  vitiated — not  coixupted. 
UN-V1"CIA-TED, ' 

IJ'RA-NUS,  (yu'ra-nus,)  n.    One  of  the  primary  planets.    It  has  also  been 

called  Herschel,  and  Georgium  Sidus. 

IJ'SAGE,  (yu'zaje.)  n.    Treatment— long-continued  use— custom— practice. 


THE  LOUVRE  IN  PARIS. 

No  one  who  goes  to  Paris  should  fail  of  visiting  the 
Louvre.  Here  are  unique  and  unrivaled  paintings,  un- 
surpassed by  no  others  throughout  the  Avorld.  They 
are  not  only  unexampled  in  regard  to  their  finish  and 
execution,  but  they  have  received  the  unanimous  appro- 
bation of  the  amateurs  of  Christendom. 

Though  unasked,  we  will  nevertheless  assist  the  unin- 
itiated visitor,  if  he  will  not  consider  it  uncourteous  and 
uncomplaisant  on  our  part,  in  his  stroll  of  observation 
through  this  unappreciable  gallery. 

On  the  left,  as  you  enter,  is  the  portrait  of  Napoleon, 
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138  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


who  seems  to  possess  a  kind  of  ubiquity  in  the  French 
mind.  The  unanimity  of  opinion  throughout  France  in 
reference  to  this  man  is  truly  astonishing.  Though  he 
trampled  upon  the  unalienable  rights  of  the  unhoused 
Frenchman  ;  though  he  was  imconscientious  and  uncon- 
jugal  in  his  domestic  relations  ;  though  unstanched  blood 
saturated  the  soil  of  Europe  ;  yet  we  find  the  prestige  of 
greatness  still  clings  to  his  name.  No  jDerson  of  unvitia- 
ted  taste  will  gaze  long  on  the  lineaments  of  one  who  is 
now  in  some  measure  immasked  before  the  world. 

Underneath  the  portrait  of  the  ultramontanist  was 
placed,  probably  undesignedly,  that  of  John  Knox. 
The  next  piece,  though  imcomely  and  uncleanly  in  ap- 
pearance, is  not  uninteresting  as  a  Avork  of  art.  The 
painter  of  the  last-mentioned  piece  was  an  undesigning 
individual,  and  was  imassociated  with  any  one  in  busi- 
ness, owing  to  the  large  number  of  unliquidated  claims 
against  him. 

If  the  visitor  is  uninterested  so  far,  let  him  take  a 
glance  at  the  statue  of  the  person  who  was  favorable  to 
ultramontane  doctrines,  and  who  sent  the  ultimatum 
of  the  government  to  the  Emperor  of  Russia,  after  he 
had  published  his  ukase — a  document  which  remained 
unappreciated  by  the  nations  of  Europe. 

Umbrageous  trees  surround  the  imdaunted  and  un- 
chastised  man,  who  claimed  to  have  discovered  the  planet 
Uranus.  And  the  usage  he  has  met  with  in  consequence 
of  his  audacity  will  be  a  salutary  example  to  others. 


THE  ORTHOEPIST.  130 


V. 

VA€'CINE,  (vak'sin,)  a.    Pertaining  to  cows— derived  from  cows;  as,  the 

vaccine  disease,  or  cow-pox. 
VAL'E T,  (val'et  or  val'la,)  n.     A  servant  wlio  attends  on  a  gentleman's 

person. 
VAL'ET  DE  CIIAM'BRE,  (val'la  de  shiim'br,)  Fr.    A  body-servant  or  per- 
sonal attendant. 
VA-LlSE',  (va-lees',)  n.    A  small  leather  sack  or  case,  for  containing  the 

clothes  of  a  traveler. 
VAL'TJ-ED,  (val'yiide,)  pp.  or  a.    Estimated  at  a  certain  rate — esteemed. 
VAN'QUISH,  (vank'wlsh,)  v.  t.     To  conquer— to  subdue  in  battle,  as  an 

enemy — to  refute  in  arginnent. 
VAN'QUISH-ED,  (vank'wisht,)  ;);).  or  o.    Subdued — defeated- overcome  in 

battle. 
VANT,  v.  I.    To  boast.    [This  is  the  more  correct  orthography.   See  Va\tnt.] 
VA'RI-ED,  (va'rid,)  pp.  or  a.    Partially  changed— altered. 
VA'RI-E-GATE,  V.  t.    To  diversify  in  external  appearance— to  mark  with 

different  colors. 
VA'RI-E-G A-TED,  pp.  or  a.    Diversified  in  colors  or  appearance. 
VA'RI-0-LOID,  n.    A  name  given  to  a  pai'ticular  variety  of  the  small-pox. 
VAST,  a.    Bemg  of  great  extent— spacious— large  ;  as,  the  vast  ocean,  a  vast 

abyss. 
VAST'LY,  adv.    To  a  great  extent  or  degree ;  as,  men  differ  vastly  in  their 

opinions. 
VAUDE'VILLE,  (vode'vil,)  ?i.  Fr.    A  play  intermingled  with  light  or  coinic 

songs. 
VAUNT,  V.  i.    To  boast— to  talk  with  vain  ostentation.    [This  ought  to  be 

written  Vant.'] 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  aiOVE,  WOLF,  BOQK.— TUNE,  BULL,  IINITE.— AN" 
GER,  vr'CIOUS.— €  as  K  ;  6  as  J ;  S  as  Z  ;  CH  as  SH ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 


140  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


VAUNTING,  7>;>r.    Vainly  boasting— ostentatiously  setting  forth  what  one 
is  or  has. 

V£'HI-€LE,  (v5'he-kl0  n.    That  in  whicli  any  thing  may  be  carried— a 
can-iage. 

VE-LO'CE,  (va-lo'cha,)  It.    In  music,  quick. 

VF.-LOC'I-PEDE.  (ve-los'e-pede,)  n.    A  small  carriage  for  one  person,  pro- 
pelled by  striking  the  toes  against  the  earth. 

VE-LOC'I-TY,  (ve-los'e-te,)  ?i.    Celerity— swiftness— rapidity. 

VEN-DUE',  n.    Auction— a  public  sale  of  any  thing  to  the  highest  bidder. 

VEN'ER-Y,  n.  (from  Venus.)    Sexual  intercourse. 

VEN'I-SON,  (ven'e-zn  or  veu'zn,)  n.    The  flesh  of  the  deer. 

VEN'TTJRE,  (vent'yur,)  n.    A  hazard— an  undertaking  of  chance  or  danger 
— contingency. 

VEN'TTJEE-SOME,  (,vent'yur-sum,)  a.    Bold— intrepid- daring ;  as,  a  ven- 
turesome man. 

VE-RAC'I-TY,  (ve-ras'e-te,)  n.    Habitual  obseiTance  of  truth  ;  as,  a  man  of  • 
veracity. 

VER-BA'TIM,  adv.  L.    Word  for  word — in  the  same  words. 

VER'DI-GRifS,  (yur'de-grecs,)  n.    Disacetate  of  copper;  in  an  impui-e  state, 
used  as  a  pigment. 

VERD'IIRE,  (verd'yur,)  n.    Green— freshness  of  vegetation ;  as,  the  verdui-e 
of  spring. 

VERG'ER,  (ve)j'er,)  n.    He  that  carries  the  mace  before  the  bishop — a  pew- 
opener. 

VERS'A-TILE,  (vers'a-til,)  a.     That  may  be  turned  round— diangeablo — 
unsteady. 

VER'SUS,  L.    Against ;  as,  John  Doe  versus  Richard  Roe. 

VEST'TJRE,  (vest'yur,)  n.  A  garment— dress-garments  in  general— vestment. 

VET-TU'RA,  n.    An  Italian  four-wheeled  carriage. 

VET-TU-RI'NO,  n.    In  Italy,  one  who  cai-riea  travelers  from  one  place  to 
another  in  a  vettm-a. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREY.— PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BQOK. 


THE  ORTHOKPIST.  141 


VI'A,  n.  L.    A  way  ;  via  New  Haven,  by  the  way  of  New  Iliiven. 

VI'BRA-TILE,  (vi'bra-til,)  a.    Adapted  to  or  used  in  vibratory  luulioii. 

VICE'ROy,  n.  Tiie  governor  of  a  kingdom  or  coiuitry,  wlio  rules  with  re 
gal  authority. 

VI'DE,  L.    See. 

VrCE  VER'SA,  L.    Tlie  terras  or  tlio  case  being  reversed. 

VIC'IN-A6E,  (vis'in-aje,)  n.    Neigliborhood— the  place  adjoining  or  near. 

VI-CIN'I-Ty,  (ve-sin'e-te,)  7^.    Nearness  in  place — neighborhood. 

VI-CIS'SI-TUDE,  (ve-sis'se-tudc,)  ?i.  Regular  change  or  succession  of  onts 
thing  to  another. 

VI-DEL'I-CET,  ado.    To  wit — namely.    An  abbreviation  for  this  word  is  viz. 

VI  ET  AR'iMIS,  Z,.  In  law,  with  force  and  arms ;  words  expressive  of  a 
trespass. 

VIG-NETTE'  (vin-yet',)  n.  A  name  given  to  small  engraved  embellish- 
ments, with  which  books  and  bank-notes  are  ornamented. 

VLN'DI-€A-TORY,  a.  Punitory— inflicting  punishment— tending  to  vin- 
dicate. 

VI'NOUS,  a.  Having  the  qualities  of  wine — pertaining  to  wine  ;  as,  a  vinous 
flavor. 

Vi-O-LON-CEL'LO,  (ve-o-lon-chel'lo  or  ve-o-Ion-sel'lo,)  n.  It.  A  stringed 
instrument  of  music. 

Vl-O-Lo'NE,  (ve-o-lo'ne,)  n.  A  large  base  violin,  whose  strings  lie  an  octave 
below  the  violoncello. 

VI'RILE,  (vi'ril,)  a.  Pertaining  to  man — not  puerile  or  feminine;  as,  virile 
vigor. 

VTR'TUE,  (vurt'yu,)  n.    Strengtli- moral  gooflliess — excellence. 

ViR-TU-O'SO,  71.  It.    A  man  skilled  in  the  fine  arts,  particularly  in  music. 

VrRUS,  n.    Contagious  matter  of  an  ulcer,  pustule,  &c. — poison. 

VIS'ARD,  (viz'ard,)  n.    A  mask. 

VIS'-A-ViS',  (viz'a-v5',)  n.  [Fr.  opposite,  face  to  face.]     A  can-iage. 

VIS'CID,  (vis'sid,)  a.    Glutinous — sticky— not  readily  separating — tenacious. 


TCNE,  BULL,  XINITE— AN"GER,  vrCIOUS.— G  as  K  ;  G  as  J ;  S  as  Z; 
CH  as  SH  ;  f  II  as  in  THIS. 


142  THE  ORTIIOEPIST. 


Vl-SE',  Fr.  Literally,  seen — au  indorsement  made  by  llie  police  oflicci-s  in 
large  towns  of  France  on  the  back  of  a  passport. 

VIS'OR,  (viz'or,)  n.  A  perforated  part  of  a  helmet — a  mask  used  to  disfig- 
ure and  disguise. 

Vr'TIATE,  (vish'ate,)  v.  t.  To  injure  the  qualities  of  a  tiling — to  render 
defective. 

V1"TIA-TED,  (vish'a-ted,)  pp.  or  a.  Depraved — rendered  iniijure  and  de- 
fective. 

V1"T1A-T1NG,  (vish'a-ting,)  ppr.  Depraving— rendering  of  no  validity- 
corrupting. 

VI"TI-A'TION,  (vish-e-a'shun,)  n.  The  act  of  vitiating— corrui)tiou— depra- 
vation. 

VirRI-OL,  n.    A  soluble  sulphate  of  either  of  the  metals. 

VI-TU-PER-A'TION,  n.     Blame— censure. 

Vl-VA'CE,  (ve-vii'che,)    In  music,  brisk  and  lively. 

VI'VAT  R£S-PUB'LI-€A,  (rez-pub'le-ka,)  L.    Long  live  the  republic. 

VrVA  VO'CE,  L.    By"  word  of  mouth ;  as,  to  vote  viva  voce. 

ViVE,  (veev',)  Fr.    Long  live — success  to.    Vive  le  roi,  long  live  the  king. 

VIZ'IER,  (viz'yer,)  «.    A  councilor  of  state  in  the  Turkish  empire. 

VO-LEE',  (vo-la',)  71.  [Fr.  a  flying.]    A  rapid  flight  of  notes  in  music. 

VOL'Tl,  (vol'te,)  It.    In  music,  turn  over. 

VOL'TI-GEUR,  (vol'te-zhur,)  n.    A  light-horseman  or  dragoon. 

VOL'Ti  SU'Bi-TO,  (vol'te' su'be-to,)  It.    Turn  over  quickly. 

VOL'I|ME,  (vol'ynm,)  n.  rrimarily,  a  roll.  In  music,  tlie  compass  of  a 
voice  from  grave  to  acute — a  book. 

VO  .MJP'TXI-A-RY,  (vo-lufl'yu-a-i-y,)  n.  A  man  addicted  to  luxury  and 
sensual  pleasures. 

VO-LUr'TXI-OUS,  (vo-lupt'yu-ous,)  a.  Given  to  the  enjoyments  of  luxiu-y 
and  ])leasure. 

VO-.MI'TO,  (vo-me'to,)  n.  .'ip.  The  yellow-fever  in  its  worst  form,  when  it  is 
usually  attended  with  the  black  vomit. 

TATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— MF.TE,  PREY.- PINE,  MARINE,  BIRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  WOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK. 


TJIE  OKTIIOEl'lST.  143 


VO-RAC'I-TY,  (vo-ras'e-te,)  n.    Voraciousness— gi-ccdiness  of  appetite. 
VOY'A-GEUR',  (vwii'ya-zhur',)  n.  Fr,    A  Uaveka^Uie  Canadian  name  of 

a  class  of  men  employed  by  the  fur  companies  in  transporting  goods. 
VUL'PINE,  (vul'pin,)  a.    Pertaining  to  tlie  fox— crafty— cunning— artf,:l, 
VUL'TlfRE,  (vult'yur,)  it.    An  acclpiaine  bird  of  the  genus  Vultur. 


THE  LOUVRE,  CONTINUED. 

The  virtuoso,  ■with  his  valet  or  valet  de  chambre  car- 
rying a  vahse,  a  violoncello,  and  a  visard  or  visor,  ap- 
pears as  though  he  had  been  afflicted  with  the  vanoloid. 
He  was  probably  too  venturesome,  and  neglected  to 
procure  vaccine  matter,  which  possesses  much  \irtue, 
and  is  valued  as  a  preventive  of  the  above  disease. 

Vast  and  varied  were  the  attainments  of  the  noble 
viceroy,  whose  veracity  was  unquestioned,  and  who  re- 
pelled the  vituperation  of  a  vitiated  voluptuary,  who 
considered  himself  vastly  superior  to  the  rest  of  man- 
kind. 

He  was  accustomed  to  vaunt  of  his  own  valor,  but  his 
voluptuousness,  and  other  vitiating  habits,  the  lack  of 
virile  vigor,  and  his  partiality  to  vinovis  flavors,  all  tended 
to  give  him  a  variegated  complexion,  but,  of  course, 
would  not  enable  him  to  vanquish  his  foes. 

In  the  vicinage  or  vicinity  of  the  viceroy,  the  visitor 
will  observe  the  statue  of  a  Turkish  vizier :  a  volume  of 
laws  is  under  his  arm,  and  a  singular  vesture  or  drapery 


144  THE  ORTHOEPIST, 

is  thrown  around  him.  It  is  said  that  he  used  to  travel 
with  great  velocity  in  a  vehicle  which  resembled  a  ve- 
locipede, and  that  his  death  was  caused  by  the  intro- 
duction of  a  virulent  virus  into  his  sj^stem. 

In  a  beautiful  landscape,  the  Italian  will  readily  rec- 
ognize the  vetturino  and  vettura,  and  also  the  green 
verdure  of  his  native  country. 

Then  follows  the  gigantic  voltigeur,  who,  after  much 
vaunting,  was  vanquished  by  his  enemy.  And  also  the 
versatile  voyageur,  who,  after  many  vicissitudes,  died 
of  the  vomito  in  the  city  of  Mexico. 

Will  the  reader  pronounce  the  folloAving  words,  -viz., 
variegate,  vaudeville,  vendue,  veloce,  venture,  verbatim, 
verdigris,  verger,  vibratile,  vide,  videlicet,  vignette,  vin- 
dicatory, violone,  vis-a-vis,  viscid,  vise,  vitiate,  vitiation, 
vitriol,  vivace,  viva  voce,  vive,  vulpine,  and  vulture  ? 


THE  OKTIIOEPIST.  14i 


WAh'T,  V.  t.  To  bear  through  a  lluij  or  biioyiuil  mudiuni — to  buoy— Ici 
convey 

WAFT'ED, /)/).    Conveyed  or  borne  throuj,'li  air  or  water. 

WAPTING,  ;>pr.    Borne  throu;^h  a  buoyant  medium. 

W^L'NUT,  (wornut.)  n.    A  tree  and  its  fruit,  of  the  genus  Juglans. 

VVAS'SAIL,  (wos'siJ,)  n.  A  kind  of  liquor  formerly  used  by  English  good- 
fellows. 

WA'TER-CEM'ENT,  ii.  A  cement  made  of  a  peculiar  kind  of  lime,  which 
hardens  under  water. 

WEiR,  (weei',)  n.  A  dara  in  a  river — a  fence  of  stakes  set  in  a  stream  for 
taking  fish. 

WIND'PIPE,  n.    The  passage  for  the  breath  to  and  from  the  lungs. 

WIND'ROW,  (win'ro,)  n.  A  row  of  hay  raked  together  for  the  piu-pose  of 
being  rolled  into  cocks  or  heaps. 

WIN'TER  SOL'STICE,  (sol'stis.)  The  solstice  of  the  winter,  which  takes 
place  when  the  sun  enters  Capricorn,  December  21st. 

WISE'A-CRE,  (wTze'a-ker,)  ji.  One  who  makes  pretensions  to  gi-eat  wis- 
dom— a  simpleton — a  dunce. 

WITHE,  (with,)  n.  A  willow  twig— a  band  consisting  of  a  twig,  or  twigs 
twisted. 

WOM'EN,  (wim'en.)  n.    PL  of  woman. 

WOUND,  (wound  or  woond,)  n.  A  breach  of  the  skin  and  flesh  of  an  ani- 
mal— injury — hurt. 

WRATH,  (riith,)  71.    Violent  anger — indignation. 

WRES'TLE,  (res'l,)  v.  i.    To  strive— to  struggle— to  contend. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PREV.— PINE,  MARINE,  BHID.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BOOK.— TONE,  BULL,  UNITE.— AN" 
GER,  VT'CIOUS.— €  as  K ;  6  as  J  ;  S  as  Z ;  CH  as  SH  ;  TH  as  in  THIS. 
13 


146  THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


X. 

XANTHINE,  (zan'thiii,)  n.    Tlie  yellow  dyeing  matter  coiitaiued  in  madder. 

XE'BE€,  (ze'bek,)  n.  A  small,  thrcc-rnasted  vessel,  used  in  the  Mediterra- 
nean Sea. 

XE-RO'T£S,  (ze-ro'lez,)  n.     A  diy  liabit  or  disposition. 

XIPH'I-AS,  (zif 'e-as,)  n.    The  sword-fish — a  comet  shaped  hke  a  sword-fish. 

Xt-LO-GRAPH'IC,  (zMo-graf'ik,)  a.  Belonging  to  xylography,  or  wood 
eugi-aving. 

Xt^-LOG'RA-PHY,  (zT-log'ra-fe,)  n.  Wood  engraving — the  act  or  art  of  cut- 
ting figures  in  wood. 

Y. 

YACHT,  (yot,)  n.  A  light  and  elegantly  fui-nished  vessel,  used  either  for 
parties  of  pleasure  or  as  a  vessel  of  state. 

YACHT'ING,  (yot'ing,)  n.    Sailing  on  pleasure  excursions  in  a  yacht. 

Y-€LEP'ED,  (e-klept',)  pp.  Called — named.  It  is  obsolete,  except  in  bur- 
lesque. 

YEA,  (ye  or  ya,)  adv.    Yes — a  word  that  expresses  affirmation  or  assent. 

YEAR' LING,  (yeer'ling)  n.    A  young  beast  one  year  old. 

YES'TER-DAY,  n.    The  day  last  past. 

YONK'ER,  (yunk'er,)  71.    A  young  fellow. 

^. 

Z0-0-L06'I€-AL,  a.    Pertaining  to  zoology,  or  the  science  of  animals. 

Z0-0L'0-6Y,  71.    That  part  of  natural  history  which  treats  of  animals. 

ZO'O-PIltTE,  71.    A  general  term,  applied  to  polyps. 

ZO-OT'0-M  Y,  71.    The  anatomy  of  all  animals. 

ZYG-0-MAT'I€,  (zig-o-mat'ik,)  a.    Pertaining  to  a  bone  of  the  bead. 

FATE,  FAR,  FALL,  WHAT.— METE,  PRF.Y.— PINE,  MARKNE,  BTRD.— 
NOTE,  DOVE,  MOVE,  WOLF,  BQQK. 


THE    ORTIIOEPIST.  147 


YACHTIi\G. 

An  English  gentleman  who  was  the  owner  of  a  bcHVi- 
tiful  yacht,  took  great  pleasure  in  being  wafted  ovei-  ti.c 
blue  waves,  accompanied  by  chosen  friends  possessing 
similar  tastes  for  aquatic  amusements. 

About  the  commencement  of  the  winter  solstice,  he 
embarked  in  his  favorite  vessel,  on  a  voyage  to  the 
Mediterranean.  An  individual  who  belonged  to  the 
party,  and  who  was  no  wiseacre,  was  passionately  fond 
of  xylograph}^  and  xjdographic  designs. 

Another  gentleman  was  quite  partial  to  zootomy,  the 
examination  of  zoophytes,  zoology,  and  zoological  books. 
As  they  were  wafting  on  in  their  course,  one  of  the 
party  caught  a  xiphias  or  sword-fish,  and  after  making 
a  wound  in  its  side,  took  out  its  windpipe  for  the  pur- 
pose of  making  some  experiments. 

The  winds  blew  as  though  they  were  in  great 
wrath,  and  seemed  to  wrestle  with  the  billows  over 
which  their  vessel  continued  to  waft.  On  their  re- 
turn from  the  Mediterranean,  while  a  party  in  the 
cabin  were  enjoying  their  walnuts  and  wassail,  they 
passed  a  xebec,  which  bad  withes  about  the  masts  that 
appeared  to  be  colored  by  xanthine  or  some  other 
substance. 

After  an  absence  of  about  three  months'  duration. 


148  THE    ORTHOEPIST. 


they  arrived  in  their  native  land,  safe  from  the  perils  of 
the  sea. 

The  following  Avords  are  omitted  in  the  above  exer- 
cise, viz.,  water-cement,  Aveir,  windroAv,  A\'omen,  xerotes, 
ycleped,  yea,  yearling,  yesterday,  yonker,  and  zygo- 
matic. 


149 


ORTHOGRAl'JIY   OF   DR.  WEBSTER. 

(SEE  UNABRIDGED   DICTIONARY  OF  1848-Page  i,xx.\i.) 


A. 

Channeled 

F. 

Accouter 

Channeling 

Favor 

Apostasy- 

Chiseled 

Flavor 

Appareled 

Chiseling 

Fiber 

Appareling 

Closeted 

Fibered 

Armor 

Closeting 

Fibcrles3 

Ardor 

Counseled 

Fulfill 

Ax. 

Counseling 
Counselor 

Fullness. 

B. 

Cudgeled 

Befall 

Cudgehng 

O. 

Behavior 

Cudgeler. 

Gamboled 

Benefited 

Gamboling 

Benefiting 

I>. 

Goiter 

Beveled 

Beveling 

Biased 

Biasing 

Bister 

Buffeted 

Defense 

Disheveled 

Disheveling 

Distill 

Driveled 

Driveling 

Graveled 

GraveUng 

Groveled 

Groveling 

Groveler 

Gueber. 

Butfethig. 

Drouth 

Dueling 

H. 

C 

Duelist 

Hight 

Caliber 

Dullness. 

Higlitened 

Canceled 

Hightening 

Canceling 

E. 

Honor 

Candor 

Humor. 

Caroled 

Ecstasy 

Caroling 

Embassador 

Caviled 

Endeavor 

I. 

Caviling 

Enrollment 

Inthrallment 

Caviler 

Equaled 

Installment 

Center 

Equaling 
13* 

Instructor. 

150 


THE  ORTHOEPIST. 


J. 

Modeling 

R. 

Jeweler 
Jeweled 

Modeler 

Mold 

Molt. 

iiaveled 
E.econnoiter 

Jeweling. 

Redout* 
Rcdoutable* 

I.. 

N. 

Reveled 

Niter. 

Reveling 

Labeled 

Rigor 

Labeling 

Rivaled 

Labor 

©. 

Rivaling 

Lanch 

Oclier 

Riveted 

Laureled 

Odor 

Riveting 

Laureling 

Offense 

Roweled 

Leveled 

Omber 

Roweliug. 

Leveling 

Leveler 

Libeled 

P. 

Saber 
Saltpeter 
Savior 
Savor 

Libeling 

Libeler 

Libelous 

Limited 

Limiting 

Liter 

Lodestone 

Paneled 

Paneling 

Parceled 

Parceling 

Paralleled 

Penciled 
Penciling 

Senior 
Scepter 

XJUCl/CX* 

Pistoled 

Sepulcher 

Pistoling 

Shoveled 

M. 

Plow 

Shoveling 

Maneuver 

Pocketed 

Shoveler 

Marshaled 

Pocketuig 

Shriveled 

Marshaling 

Pommeled 

Shriveling 

Marshaler 

Pommeling 

SkUlful 

Marveled 

Practice,  v. 

Smolder 

Marveling 

Pretense 

Sniveled 

Marvelous 

Profited 

Sniveling 

Mauger 

Profiting. 

Sniveler 

Meager 

Somber 

Meter 

€t. 

Specter 

Miter 

Splendor 

Miscall 

Quarreled 

Succor 

Modeled 

Quarreling. 

Superior. 

•See  Webster's  Unabridged  Dictionary,  i)agc  923. 


THE   ORTUOEnST. 


151 


T. 

Tambor. 

Tasselcd 

Tasseling 

Theater 

Thralldoin 

Tinseled 

Trammeled 

Trammeliug 

Traveler. 

Traveler 


Traveling- 
Tunneled 
Tunneling' 
1  umor 
Tun. 

V. 

A'alor 
Vapor 
Villainous 
Visitor 


Wagoned 

Wagoner 

Wagoning 

Willful 

Worshiper 

Worshiped 

Worsliiping 

AVoe 

Woolen. 


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